Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device at Lasting Hope Recovery Center

415 S. 25th Avenue, Omaha, NE · Chihealth · · NPI 1396969499

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$145.74

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$347.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$58.99 with Centene vs $294.95 with MultiPlan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $58.99 ↓ -60%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $58.99 ↓ -60%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $108.74 ↓ -25%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $114.51 ↓ -21%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $125.62 ↓ -14%
United Medicare|All Plans $125.62 ↓ -14%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $125.62 ↓ -14%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $125.62 ↓ -14%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $125.62 ↓ -14%
Todays Options Medicare|All Plans $128.13 ↓ -12%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $129.39 ↓ -11%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $131.90 ↓ -9%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $131.90 ↓ -9%
United Commercial|All Plans $163.09 ↑ +12%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $180.44 ↑ +24%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $208.20 ↑ +43%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $246.37 ↑ +69%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $260.25 ↑ +79%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $268.83 ↑ +84%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $294.95 ↑ +102%

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Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $145.74 $48.58 – $294.95
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $145.74 $51.91 – $294.95
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha $145.74 $51.91 – $294.95
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala $162.26 $134.20 – $295.85
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $145.74 $51.91 – $294.95
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler $181.05 $45.63 – $241.16
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $77.74 $40.56 – $138.58
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City $140.27 $36.20 – $162.24

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