Abdominal CT scan (with and without contrast) at CHI Health Schuyler

104 West 17th Street, Schuyler, NE · Chihealth · · NPI 1568547032

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

$3,712.80

Cash price

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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.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$4,368.00

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.

$935.63 with Amerigroup vs $4,945.45 with AMPS — 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
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $935.63 ↓ -75%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $953.98 ↓ -74%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $2,227.68 ↓ -40%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $2,227.68 ↓ -40%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $2,227.68 ↓ -40%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $2,227.68 ↓ -40%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,227.68 ↓ -40%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,227.68 ↓ -40%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $2,272.24 ↓ -39%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $2,339.07 ↓ -37%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $2,489.76 ↓ -33%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $2,489.76 ↓ -33%
BCBS - NE Commercial|BluePrint $3,942.12 ↑ +6%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $3,974.88 ↑ +7%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $3,974.88 ↑ +7%
BCBS - NE Commercial|All Other Plans $4,149.60 ↑ +12%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $4,193.28 ↑ +13%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $4,193.28 ↑ +13%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $4,193.28 ↑ +13%
Medica Commercial|ACO $4,193.28 ↑ +13%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $4,193.28 ↑ +13%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $4,193.28 ↑ +13%
United Commercial|All Plans $4,193.28 ↑ +13%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $4,193.28 ↑ +13%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $4,193.28 ↑ +13%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $4,193.28 ↑ +13%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $4,193.28 ↑ +13%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $4,193.28 ↑ +13%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $4,193.28 ↑ +13%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $4,280.64 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,280.64 ↑ +15%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $4,945.45 ↑ +33%

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Abdominal CT scan (with and without contrast) at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala $1,304.71 $899.80 – $1,983.65
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $1,396.08 $384.43 – $2,825.40
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $1,396.08 $384.43 – $2,825.40
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $1,476.60 $384.43 – $2,632.20
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City $3,316.68 $855.95 – $3,836.16
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $1,396.08 $565.08 – $2,825.40
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $2,466.23 $384.43 – $3,759.99
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island $2,449.68 $384.43 – $3,902.88

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