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CT Scan of Chest Before and After Contrast Cost in Nebraska
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 64 Nebraska hospitals. CPT 71270. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $2,817
📉 Low $131
📈 High $5,757
🏥 64 hospitals
🏛️ 55 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $182
Hospital comparison — Nebraska
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 64 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | BCBS | Centene | Molina | Aetna | Humana | MultiPlan | Cigna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH PLATTE |
$131 | $543 | $118 | $139 | $64.00 | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL WEST MEDICAL CENTER SCOTTSBLUFF |
$350 | $75.03 | $105 | $57.63 | — | $54.89 | $54.89 | — | $161 |
| MIDWEST SURGICAL HOSPITAL OMAHA |
$350 | $268 | $181 | $181 | $185 | $576 | $181 | $70.00 | — |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$393 | $96.50 | $89.00 | $95.00 | — | $95.50 | — | — | — |
| LASTING HOPE RECOVERY CENTER OMAHA |
$1,265 | $173 | $173 | $150 | — | — | $173 | $2,139 | — |
| CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL OMAHA |
$1,265 | $173 | $173 | $147 | $149 | — | $173 | $2,139 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS PAPILLION |
$1,265 | $173 | $173 | $145 | $148 | — | $173 | $2,139 | — |
| CHI HEALTH CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL - BERGAN MERCY OMAHA |
$1,265 | $173 | $173 | $150 | $153 | — | $173 | $2,139 | — |
| CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE OMAHA |
$1,265 | $173 | $173 | $145 | $148 | — | $173 | $2,139 | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. ELIZABETH LINCOLN |
$1,358 | $172 | $172 | $145 | $148 | — | $172 | $2,174 | — |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER FALLS CITY |
$1,424 | $1,977 | $1,208 | — | — | $2,050 | — | — | $2,093 |
| GRAND ISLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRAND ISLAND |
$1,715 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRYAN EAST CAMPUS LINCOLN |
$1,715 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KEARNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KEARNEY |
$1,715 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH NEBRASKA HEART LINCOLN |
$1,728 | $172 | $172 | $145 | $148 | — | $172 | $2,818 | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS GRAND ISLAND |
$1,946 | $171 | $171 | $145 | $148 | — | $171 | $3,101 | — |
| MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER CENTRAL CITY |
$1,978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER CRETE |
$1,978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES NORFOLK |
$2,095 | $200 | $89.00 | $94.00 | $214 | $95.00 | $98.00 | — | $95.00 |
| KEARNEY COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL MINDEN |
$2,292 | $1,576 | $1,433 | — | $2,951 | $1,655 | $1,576 | $2,808 | — |
| SAUNDERS MEDICAL CENTER WAHOO |
$2,294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES CHADRON |
$2,385 | $3,237 | $3,237 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROWN COUNTY HOSPITAL AINSWORTH |
$2,420 | $330 | $3,065 | $2,161 | — | $2,420 | — | — | — |
| THAYER COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HEBRON |
$2,530 | $2,182 | $3,005 | — | $2,182 | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN KEARNEY |
$2,585 | $169 | $169 | $145 | $148 | — | $169 | $3,940 | — |
| PAWNEE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PAWNEE CITY |
$2,596 | $2,239 | $2,239 | $3,018 | — | $2,239 | — | — | — |
| PENDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PENDER |
$2,661 | $2,881 | $3,006 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COZAD |
$2,667 | $1,659 | $1,659 | $2,756 | — | $2,963 | $1,659 | — | — |
| HENDERSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HENDERSON |
$2,730 | $1,365 | $2,621 | $2,675 | $1,365 | $1,420 | — | — | — |
| WEST HOLT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ATKINSON |
$2,752 | $330 | $2,752 | $1,754 | $1,892 | $3,234 | — | — | — |
| WEBSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PO BOX 465 |
$2,779 | $2,457 | — | — | — | $1,463 | — | — | — |
| GENOA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GENOA |
$2,817 | — | $3,472 | $1,847 | — | — | — | — | $1,847 |
| CALLAWAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL CALLAWAY |
$2,866 | $1,496 | $1,496 | $3,057 | $1,571 | $1,496 | $1,496 | — | — |
| BOONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER ALBION |
$2,910 | — | $1,833 | $2,823 | — | $2,823 | — | — | — |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FRANKLIN |
$2,927 | $2,688 | $3,089 | — | — | $2,829 | — | — | — |
| VALLEY COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM ORD |
$2,937 | $54.89 | $54.89 | $56.54 | $77.78 | $57.63 | $55.99 | $177 | — |
| JOHNSON COUNTY HOSPITAL TECUMSEH |
$2,947 | $1,974 | $2,800 | $1,974 | $1,974 | $2,947 | — | — | — |
| ANNIE JEFFREY MEMORIAL COUNTY HEALTH CENTER OSCEOLA |
$3,072 | $71.00 | $71.00 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 | — | — | — |
| DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL BENKELMAN |
$3,090 | $1,717 | $2,231 | $2,276 | $1,717 | $4,865 | — | $3,364 | — |
| GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GOTHENBURG |
$3,128 | $2,133 | $2,155 | — | — | $2,189 | — | — | — |
| BOX BUTTE GENERAL HOSPITAL ALLIANCE |
$3,146 | $85.00 | $79.91 | — | $46.00 | $98.00 | — | — | — |
| NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL LYNCH |
$3,150 | — | $96.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JENNIE M MELHAM MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MEMORIAL DR BROKEN BOW |
$3,167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AURORA |
$3,187 | $1,461 | $1,527 | — | $1,461 | $1,527 | $3,187 | $3,187 | $3,187 |
| NEMAHA COUNTY HOSPITAL AUBURN |
$3,198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROCK COUNTY HOSPITAL BASSETT |
$3,215 | $3,002 | $1,215 | — | $2,132 | — | — | $3,282 | — |
| MORRILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRIDGEPORT |
$3,242 | $1,690 | $3,277 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNE |
$3,319 | $2,061 | $3,319 | $3,354 | $2,061 | $3,214 | — | $3,354 | — |
| FILLMORE COUNTY HOSPITAL GENEVA |
$3,355 | $1,812 | $179 | $179 | $1,979 | $179 | — | — | — |
| HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER ST. PAUL |
$3,399 | $179 | $179 | $184 | $188 | $56.83 | $152 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. MARY'S NEBRASKA CITY |
$3,406 | $1,642 | $1,642 | $1,674 | $896 | — | $1,642 | $3,899 | — |
| CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW PO BOX 489 |
$3,541 | $2,571 | $2,571 | $2,623 | $2,849 | — | $2,571 | $4,131 | — |
| CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER SCHUYLER |
$3,583 | $2,150 | $2,150 | $2,193 | $921 | — | $2,150 | $4,131 | — |
| BRODSTONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUPERIOR |
$3,586 | $3,662 | $3,586 | $3,586 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PERKINS COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES GRANT |
$3,673 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEATRICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BEATRICE |
$3,701 | — | $3,516 | $3,479 | — | $3,553 | — | — | $3,479 |
| SYRACUSE AREA HEALTH SYRACUSE |
$3,760 | $3,572 | $3,610 | — | — | $3,647 | — | — | — |
| BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER DAVID CITY |
$3,819 | $1,328 | $3,628 | $3,628 | — | $3,701 | $2,177 | $3,628 | $3,743 |
| SIDNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SIDNEY |
$3,931 | $80.56 | $352 | $3,774 | $1,730 | $79.37 | — | $3,617 | $161 |
| AVERA CREIGHTON HOSPITAL YANKTON |
$3,985 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 71270, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $1,815 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 64 Nebraska hospitals above publish for Ct scan of chest before and after contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 71270 in Nebraska, Medicare reimburses about $182 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Nebraska range from $131 to $5,757 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 15.5x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does ct scan of chest before and after contrast cost in Nebraska?
- Cash prices for ct scan of chest before and after contrast (CPT 71270) in Nebraska range from $131 to $5,757, with a median of $2,817. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of chest before and after contrast in Nebraska?
- The cheapest Nebraska hospital published cash price for this procedure is $131. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Nebraska facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 71270 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.