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MRI Scan of Middle Spinal Canal without Contrast Cost in Nebraska
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 63 Nebraska hospitals. CPT 72146. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $3,231
📉 Low $156
📈 High $6,417
🏥 63 hospitals
🏛️ 54 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $178
Hospital comparison — Nebraska
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 63 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | BCBS | Centene | Aetna | Molina | Humana | MultiPlan | Cigna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH PLATTE |
$156 | $508 | $140 | $150 | — | $76.00 | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL WEST MEDICAL CENTER SCOTTSBLUFF |
$333 | $86.59 | $125 | $68.40 | $65.14 | — | $65.14 | — | $173 |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$456 | $96.50 | $89.00 | $95.00 | $95.50 | — | — | — | — |
| MIDWEST SURGICAL HOSPITAL OMAHA |
$500 | $182 | $123 | $123 | $576 | $126 | $123 | $70.00 | — |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER FALLS CITY |
$1,549 | $2,150 | $1,314 | — | $2,230 | — | — | — | $2,277 |
| CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL OMAHA |
$1,562 | $236 | $236 | $199 | — | $203 | $236 | $2,640 | — |
| CHI HEALTH CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL - BERGAN MERCY OMAHA |
$1,562 | $236 | $236 | $204 | — | $208 | $236 | $2,640 | — |
| LASTING HOPE RECOVERY CENTER OMAHA |
$1,562 | $236 | $236 | $204 | — | — | $236 | $2,640 | — |
| CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE OMAHA |
$1,562 | $236 | $236 | $197 | — | $201 | $236 | $2,640 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS PAPILLION |
$1,562 | $236 | $236 | $197 | — | $201 | $236 | $2,640 | — |
| BRYAN EAST CAMPUS LINCOLN |
$1,618 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN KEARNEY |
$1,651 | $229 | $229 | $197 | — | $201 | $229 | $2,517 | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. ELIZABETH LINCOLN |
$1,843 | $233 | $233 | $197 | — | $201 | $233 | $2,949 | — |
| KEARNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KEARNEY |
$2,027 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNE |
$2,145 | $1,332 | $2,145 | $2,168 | $2,077 | $1,332 | — | $2,168 | — |
| GRAND ISLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRAND ISLAND |
$2,180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER CENTRAL CITY |
$2,408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER CRETE |
$2,408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS GRAND ISLAND |
$2,419 | $232 | $232 | $197 | — | $201 | $232 | $3,854 | — |
| PAWNEE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PAWNEE CITY |
$2,655 | $2,290 | $2,290 | $3,087 | $2,290 | — | — | — | — |
| THAYER COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HEBRON |
$2,688 | $2,318 | $3,192 | — | — | $2,318 | — | — | — |
| FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES NORFOLK |
$2,727 | $272 | $89.00 | $94.00 | $95.00 | $290 | $98.00 | — | $95.00 |
| WEST HOLT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ATKINSON |
$2,803 | $327 | $2,803 | $1,787 | $3,294 | $1,927 | — | — | — |
| CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES CHADRON |
$2,874 | $3,901 | $3,901 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AURORA |
$2,880 | $1,320 | $1,380 | — | $1,380 | $1,320 | $2,880 | $2,880 | $2,880 |
| SAUNDERS MEDICAL CENTER WAHOO |
$2,921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KEARNEY COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL MINDEN |
$2,935 | $2,018 | $1,835 | — | $2,119 | $3,779 | $2,018 | $3,596 | — |
| BROWN COUNTY HOSPITAL AINSWORTH |
$2,957 | $327 | $3,746 | $2,642 | $2,957 | — | — | — | — |
| PENDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PENDER |
$3,159 | $3,419 | $3,567 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. MARY'S NEBRASKA CITY |
$3,211 | $1,548 | $1,548 | $1,579 | — | $845 | $1,548 | $3,676 | — |
| FILLMORE COUNTY HOSPITAL GENEVA |
$3,218 | $1,738 | $175 | $175 | $175 | $1,899 | — | — | — |
| GENOA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GENOA |
$3,231 | — | $3,982 | $2,118 | — | — | — | — | $2,118 |
| ANNIE JEFFREY MEMORIAL COUNTY HEALTH CENTER OSCEOLA |
$3,264 | $71.00 | $71.00 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 | — | — | — |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FRANKLIN |
$3,391 | $3,114 | $3,580 | — | $3,278 | — | — | — | — |
| COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COZAD |
$3,406 | $2,119 | $2,119 | $3,519 | $3,784 | — | $2,119 | — | — |
| WEBSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PO BOX 465 |
$3,443 | $3,044 | — | — | $1,812 | — | — | — | — |
| BOONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER ALBION |
$3,460 | — | $2,180 | $3,356 | $3,356 | — | — | — | — |
| DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL BENKELMAN |
$3,471 | $1,929 | $2,507 | $2,557 | $5,465 | $1,929 | — | $3,780 | — |
| BOX BUTTE GENERAL HOSPITAL ALLIANCE |
$3,472 | $85.00 | $79.91 | — | $98.00 | $46.00 | — | — | — |
| CALLAWAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL CALLAWAY |
$3,557 | $1,857 | $1,857 | $3,794 | $1,857 | $1,950 | $1,857 | — | — |
| VALLEY COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM ORD |
$3,574 | $65.14 | $65.14 | $67.09 | $68.40 | $90.28 | $66.44 | $210 | — |
| HENDERSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HENDERSON |
$3,600 | $1,800 | $3,456 | $3,528 | $1,872 | $1,800 | — | — | — |
| GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GOTHENBURG |
$3,600 | $2,455 | $2,480 | — | $2,520 | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA ST ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL O'NEILL |
$3,625 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MORRILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRIDGEPORT |
$3,627 | $1,891 | $3,666 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JENNIE M MELHAM MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MEMORIAL DR BROKEN BOW |
$3,646 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHNSON COUNTY HOSPITAL TECUMSEH |
$3,651 | $2,446 | $3,468 | $2,446 | $3,651 | $2,446 | — | — | — |
| ROCK COUNTY HOSPITAL BASSETT |
$3,733 | $3,485 | $1,411 | — | — | $2,475 | — | $3,811 | — |
| BEATRICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BEATRICE |
$3,788 | — | $3,599 | $3,561 | $3,636 | — | — | — | $3,561 |
| NEMAHA COUNTY HOSPITAL AUBURN |
$3,836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW PO BOX 489 |
$3,849 | $2,795 | $2,795 | $2,851 | — | $3,097 | $2,795 | $4,490 | — |
| CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER SCHUYLER |
$3,895 | $2,337 | $2,337 | $2,384 | — | $1,001 | $2,337 | $4,490 | — |
| BRODSTONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUPERIOR |
$3,995 | $4,079 | $3,995 | $3,995 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PERKINS COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES GRANT |
$3,999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER ST. PAUL |
$4,047 | $175 | $175 | $180 | $67.59 | $183 | $148 | — | — |
| AVERA CREIGHTON HOSPITAL YANKTON |
$4,199 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL LYNCH |
$4,283 | — | $96.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER DAVID CITY |
$4,304 | $1,497 | $4,089 | $4,089 | $4,171 | — | $2,453 | $4,089 | $4,218 |
| SYRACUSE AREA HEALTH SYRACUSE |
$4,360 | $4,142 | $4,186 | — | $4,229 | — | — | — | — |
| ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NELIGH |
$4,722 | $310 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72146, 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: $1,990 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 63 Nebraska hospitals above publish for Mri scan of middle spinal canal without 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 72146 in Nebraska, Medicare reimburses about $178 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Nebraska range from $156 to $6,417 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 18.2x 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 mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast cost in Nebraska?
- Cash prices for mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast (CPT 72146) in Nebraska range from $156 to $6,417, with a median of $3,231. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast in Nebraska?
- The cheapest Nebraska hospital published cash price for this procedure is $156. 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 72146 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.