Emergency Department Visit with Low Level of Medical Decision Making Cost in Nebraska
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 62 Nebraska hospitals. CPT 99283. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $480
📉 Low $82.20
📈 High $785
🏥 62 hospitals
🏛️ 53 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $64.60
Hospital comparison — Nebraska
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 62 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | UHC | Centene | Aetna | Molina | Humana | MultiPlan | Cigna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER CRETE |
$82.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER CENTRAL CITY |
$82.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL WEST MEDICAL CENTER SCOTTSBLUFF |
$90.27 | $132 | $111 | $67.83 | $64.60 | — | $64.60 | — | $115 |
| DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL BENKELMAN |
$95.00 | $69.00 | $53.00 | $70.00 | $150 | $53.00 | — | $104 | — |
| GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH PLATTE |
$96.00 | $145 | $152 | $316 | — | $76.00 | — | — | — |
| SAUNDERS MEDICAL CENTER WAHOO |
$109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FILLMORE COUNTY HOSPITAL GENEVA |
$141 | $63.71 | $134 | $63.71 | $63.71 | $366 | — | — | — |
| AVERA CREIGHTON HOSPITAL YANKTON |
$142 | — | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIDNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SIDNEY |
$144 | $132 | $74.47 | $776 | $93.22 | $356 | — | $132 | $118 |
| HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER ST. PAUL |
$146 | $63.71 | $63.71 | $65.62 | $63.71 | $66.90 | $54.15 | — | — |
| AVERA ST ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL O'NEILL |
$157 | — | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NELIGH |
$160 | $64.29 | $64.29 | $75.40 | $81.60 | $75.40 | $64.29 | — | $157 |
| VALLEY COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM ORD |
$165 | $36.60 | $36.60 | $66.54 | $67.83 | $77.66 | $37.33 | $179 | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. MARY'S NEBRASKA CITY |
$168 | $50.50 | $50.50 | $51.51 | — | $44.12 | $50.50 | $192 | — |
| CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW PO BOX 489 |
$170 | $50.50 | $50.50 | $51.51 | — | $137 | $50.50 | $198 | — |
| CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER SCHUYLER |
$172 | $50.50 | $50.50 | $51.51 | — | $44.12 | $50.50 | $198 | — |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$221 | $89.00 | $96.50 | $95.00 | $95.50 | — | — | — | — |
| NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL LYNCH |
$226 | $96.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PERKINS COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES GRANT |
$244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE WEST POINT |
$264 | $73.93 | $253 | — | $77.63 | $77.63 | $73.93 | — | — |
| BOX BUTTE GENERAL HOSPITAL ALLIANCE |
$293 | $79.91 | $85.00 | — | $98.00 | $46.00 | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNE |
$346 | $346 | $215 | $349 | $335 | $215 | — | $349 | — |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER FALLS CITY |
$366 | $310 | $507 | — | $526 | — | — | — | $537 |
| CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES CHADRON |
$401 | $544 | $544 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRAND ISLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRAND ISLAND |
$408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KEARNEY COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL MINDEN |
$422 | $264 | $290 | — | $305 | $544 | $290 | $517 | — |
| PAWNEE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PAWNEE CITY |
$458 | $395 | $395 | $533 | $395 | — | — | — | — |
| BROWN COUNTY HOSPITAL AINSWORTH |
$470 | $595 | $79.00 | $419 | $470 | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. ELIZABETH LINCOLN |
$472 | $267 | $217 | $219 | — | $230 | $267 | $754 | — |
| PENDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PENDER |
$478 | $540 | $517 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRYAN EAST CAMPUS LINCOLN |
$480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THAYER COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HEBRON |
$483 | $552 | $401 | — | — | $401 | — | — | — |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FRANKLIN |
$490 | $517 | $450 | — | $473 | — | — | — | — |
| GENOA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GENOA |
$494 | $609 | — | $324 | — | — | — | — | $324 |
| BEATRICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BEATRICE |
$499 | $474 | — | $469 | $479 | — | — | — | $469 |
| WEST HOLT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ATKINSON |
$509 | $509 | $78.00 | $324 | $598 | $350 | — | — | — |
| WEBSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PO BOX 465 |
$521 | — | $460 | — | $274 | — | — | — | — |
| ROCK COUNTY HOSPITAL BASSETT |
$525 | $199 | $491 | — | — | $348 | — | $536 | — |
| MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AURORA |
$533 | $255 | $244 | — | $255 | $244 | $533 | $533 | $533 |
| CALLAWAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL CALLAWAY |
$533 | $278 | $278 | $568 | $278 | $292 | $278 | — | — |
| FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES NORFOLK |
$533 | $89.00 | $93.00 | $94.00 | $95.00 | $332 | $98.00 | — | $95.00 |
| KEARNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KEARNEY |
$549 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HENDERSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HENDERSON |
$550 | $250 | $130 | $255 | $135 | $130 | — | — | — |
| BOONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER ALBION |
$565 | $356 | — | $548 | $548 | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS GRAND ISLAND |
$569 | $266 | $222 | $224 | — | $230 | $266 | $906 | — |
| GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GOTHENBURG |
$585 | $403 | $399 | — | $410 | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN KEARNEY |
$588 | $262 | $202 | $204 | — | $230 | $262 | $897 | — |
| NEMAHA COUNTY HOSPITAL AUBURN |
$590 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRODSTONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUPERIOR |
$603 | $603 | $616 | $603 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SYRACUSE AREA HEALTH SYRACUSE |
$611 | $587 | $580 | — | $593 | — | — | — | — |
| MORRILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRIDGEPORT |
$614 | $620 | $320 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COZAD |
$642 | $399 | $399 | $663 | $713 | — | $399 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL - BERGAN MERCY OMAHA |
$651 | $270 | $264 | $234 | — | $238 | $270 | $1,100 | — |
| LASTING HOPE RECOVERY CENTER OMAHA |
$651 | $270 | $264 | $234 | — | — | $270 | $1,100 | — |
| CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL OMAHA |
$651 | $270 | $217 | $228 | — | $233 | $270 | $1,100 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS PAPILLION |
$651 | $270 | $270 | $226 | — | $230 | $270 | $1,100 | — |
| CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE OMAHA |
$651 | $270 | $248 | $226 | — | $230 | $270 | $1,100 | — |
| CHASE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IMPERIAL |
$664 | $631 | $378 | $618 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANNIE JEFFREY MEMORIAL COUNTY HEALTH CENTER OSCEOLA |
$744 | $71.00 | $71.00 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 | — | — | — |
| JENNIE M MELHAM MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MEMORIAL DR BROKEN BOW |
$775 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99283, 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: $522 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $480 for this?
That is the median of what the 62 Nebraska hospitals above publish for Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making — 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 99283 in Nebraska, Medicare reimburses about $64.60 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Nebraska range from $82.20 to $785 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 7.4x 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 emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making cost in Nebraska?
- Cash prices for emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making (CPT 99283) in Nebraska range from $82.20 to $785, with a median of $480. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making in Nebraska?
- The cheapest Nebraska hospital published cash price for this procedure is $82.20. 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 99283 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.