Emergency Department Visit with Straightforward 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 99282. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $305
📉 Low $53.04
📈 High $595
🏥 62 hospitals
🏛️ 53 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $37.69
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGIONAL WEST MEDICAL CENTER SCOTTSBLUFF |
$53.04 | $77.53 | $69.78 | $39.57 | $37.69 | — | $37.69 | — | $76.73 |
| MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER CENTRAL CITY |
$54.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER CRETE |
$54.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH PLATTE |
$58.00 | $85.00 | $92.00 | $184 | — | $44.00 | — | — | — |
| DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL BENKELMAN |
$63.00 | $46.00 | $35.00 | $46.00 | $99.00 | $35.00 | — | $69.00 | — |
| SAUNDERS MEDICAL CENTER WAHOO |
$72.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIDNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SIDNEY |
$85.00 | $77.53 | $49.62 | $543 | $54.74 | $249 | — | $78.20 | $78.65 |
| HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER ST. PAUL |
$85.00 | $37.59 | $37.59 | $38.72 | $37.59 | $39.47 | $31.95 | — | — |
| VALLEY COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM ORD |
$98.10 | $21.80 | $21.80 | $38.82 | $39.57 | $47.07 | $22.24 | $107 | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. MARY'S NEBRASKA CITY |
$98.77 | $29.75 | $29.75 | $30.35 | — | $25.99 | $29.75 | $113 | — |
| CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW PO BOX 489 |
$99.96 | $29.75 | $29.75 | $30.35 | — | $80.45 | $29.75 | $117 | — |
| CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER SCHUYLER |
$101 | $29.75 | $29.75 | $30.35 | — | $25.99 | $29.75 | $117 | — |
| FILLMORE COUNTY HOSPITAL GENEVA |
$115 | $37.59 | $109 | $37.59 | $37.59 | $230 | — | — | — |
| ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NELIGH |
$125 | $37.75 | $37.75 | $45.70 | $63.75 | $45.70 | $37.75 | — | $122 |
| GENOA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GENOA |
$144 | $177 | — | $94.00 | — | — | — | — | $94.00 |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$146 | $89.00 | $96.50 | $95.00 | $95.50 | — | — | — | — |
| NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL LYNCH |
$150 | $96.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE WEST POINT |
$163 | $43.41 | $156 | — | $45.58 | $45.58 | $43.41 | — | — |
| PERKINS COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES GRANT |
$180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOX BUTTE GENERAL HOSPITAL ALLIANCE |
$196 | $79.91 | $85.00 | — | $98.00 | $46.00 | — | — | — |
| ROCK COUNTY HOSPITAL BASSETT |
$202 | $76.00 | $189 | — | — | $134 | — | $207 | — |
| PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNE |
$232 | $232 | $144 | $234 | $224 | $144 | — | $234 | — |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER FALLS CITY |
$246 | $208 | $341 | — | $353 | — | — | — | $361 |
| CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES CHADRON |
$256 | $348 | $348 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. ELIZABETH LINCOLN |
$268 | $153 | $123 | $125 | — | $132 | $153 | $429 | — |
| THAYER COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HEBRON |
$282 | $334 | $243 | — | — | $243 | — | — | — |
| KEARNEY COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL MINDEN |
$283 | $177 | $195 | — | $204 | $365 | $195 | $347 | — |
| BROWN COUNTY HOSPITAL AINSWORTH |
$287 | $363 | $53.00 | $256 | $287 | — | — | — | — |
| PAWNEE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PAWNEE CITY |
$294 | $254 | $254 | $342 | $254 | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL OMAHA |
$305 | $154 | $102 | $109 | — | $133 | $154 | $515 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS PAPILLION |
$305 | $154 | $131 | $129 | — | $132 | $154 | $515 | — |
| LASTING HOPE RECOVERY CENTER OMAHA |
$305 | $154 | $123 | $123 | — | — | $154 | $515 | — |
| CHI HEALTH CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL - BERGAN MERCY OMAHA |
$305 | $154 | $123 | $123 | — | $136 | $154 | $515 | — |
| CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE OMAHA |
$305 | $154 | $116 | $116 | — | $132 | $154 | $515 | — |
| PENDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PENDER |
$312 | $352 | $338 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FRANKLIN |
$316 | $333 | $290 | — | $305 | — | — | — | — |
| WEST HOLT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ATKINSON |
$319 | $319 | $52.00 | $203 | $375 | $219 | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS GRAND ISLAND |
$321 | $152 | $125 | $126 | — | $132 | $152 | $511 | — |
| FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES NORFOLK |
$325 | $89.00 | $93.00 | $94.00 | $95.00 | $187 | $98.00 | — | $95.00 |
| GRAND ISLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRAND ISLAND |
$327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEBSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PO BOX 465 |
$327 | — | $289 | — | $172 | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN KEARNEY |
$332 | $150 | $114 | $115 | — | $132 | $150 | $506 | — |
| CALLAWAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL CALLAWAY |
$338 | $177 | $177 | $361 | $177 | $186 | $177 | — | — |
| MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AURORA |
$355 | $170 | $163 | — | $170 | $163 | $355 | $355 | $355 |
| BOONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER ALBION |
$360 | $227 | — | $349 | $349 | — | — | — | — |
| MORRILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRIDGEPORT |
$365 | $369 | $190 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HENDERSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HENDERSON |
$365 | $178 | $92.50 | $181 | $96.20 | $92.50 | — | — | — |
| COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COZAD |
$372 | $231 | $231 | $384 | $413 | — | $231 | — | — |
| BEATRICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BEATRICE |
$376 | $357 | — | $353 | $361 | — | — | — | $353 |
| GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GOTHENBURG |
$381 | $262 | $260 | — | $266 | — | — | — | — |
| BRYAN EAST CAMPUS LINCOLN |
$385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRODSTONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUPERIOR |
$390 | $390 | $398 | $390 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEMAHA COUNTY HOSPITAL AUBURN |
$390 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SYRACUSE AREA HEALTH SYRACUSE |
$393 | $377 | $373 | — | $381 | — | — | — | — |
| KEARNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KEARNEY |
$403 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHNSON COUNTY HOSPITAL TECUMSEH |
$410 | $390 | $275 | $275 | $410 | $275 | — | — | — |
| CHASE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IMPERIAL |
$424 | $403 | $242 | $394 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANNIE JEFFREY MEMORIAL COUNTY HEALTH CENTER OSCEOLA |
$432 | $71.00 | $71.00 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 | — | — | — |
| JENNIE M MELHAM MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MEMORIAL DR BROKEN BOW |
$460 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA ST ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL O'NEILL |
$496 | — | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99282, 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: $322 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 62 Nebraska hospitals above publish for Emergency department visit with straightforward 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 99282 in Nebraska, Medicare reimburses about $37.69 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Nebraska range from $53.04 to $595 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 8.1x 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 straightforward medical decision making cost in Nebraska?
- Cash prices for emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making (CPT 99282) in Nebraska range from $53.04 to $595, with a median of $305. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making in Nebraska?
- The cheapest Nebraska hospital published cash price for this procedure is $53.04. 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 99282 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.