MRI Scan of Pelvis Before and After Contrast Cost in Nebraska
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 63 Nebraska hospitals. CPT 72197. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
Hospital comparison — Nebraska
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 63 hospitals.
| Hospital | Cash | UHC | BCBS | Centene | Aetna | Molina | Humana | MultiPlan | Cigna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH PLATTE |
$232 | $913 | $207 | $221 | — | $113 | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL WEST MEDICAL CENTER SCOTTSBLUFF |
$598 | $122 | $185 | $101 | $96.58 | — | $96.58 | — | $255 |
| MIDWEST SURGICAL HOSPITAL OMAHA |
$600 | $532 | $360 | $360 | $576 | $368 | $360 | $70.00 | — |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$641 | $96.50 | $89.00 | $95.00 | $95.50 | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER FALLS CITY |
$1,642 | $2,279 | $1,393 | — | $2,364 | — | — | — | $2,413 |
| LASTING HOPE RECOVERY CENTER OMAHA |
$1,688 | $348 | $348 | $301 | — | — | $348 | $2,853 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS PAPILLION |
$1,688 | $348 | $348 | $291 | — | $297 | $348 | $2,853 | — |
| CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL OMAHA |
$1,688 | $348 | $348 | $294 | — | $300 | $348 | $2,853 | — |
| CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE OMAHA |
$1,688 | $348 | $348 | $291 | — | $297 | $348 | $2,853 | — |
| CHI HEALTH CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL - BERGAN MERCY OMAHA |
$1,688 | $348 | $348 | $301 | — | $307 | $348 | $2,853 | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. ELIZABETH LINCOLN |
$2,018 | $345 | $345 | $291 | — | $297 | $345 | $3,228 | — |
| MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER CENTRAL CITY |
$2,445 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRYAN EAST CAMPUS LINCOLN |
$2,445 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KEARNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KEARNEY |
$2,445 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER CRETE |
$2,445 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRAND ISLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRAND ISLAND |
$2,445 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN KEARNEY |
$2,647 | $338 | $338 | $291 | — | $297 | $338 | $4,035 | — |
| COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COZAD |
$2,788 | $1,735 | $1,735 | $2,881 | $3,098 | — | $1,735 | — | — |
| PAWNEE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PAWNEE CITY |
$2,790 | $2,407 | $2,407 | $3,244 | $2,407 | — | — | — | — |
| KEARNEY COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL MINDEN |
$2,794 | $1,921 | $1,746 | — | $2,017 | $3,597 | $1,921 | $3,422 | — |
| FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES NORFOLK |
$2,804 | $398 | $89.00 | $94.00 | $95.00 | $425 | $98.00 | — | $95.00 |
| CHI HEALTH ST. MARY'S NEBRASKA CITY |
$2,947 | $1,420 | $1,420 | $1,449 | — | $776 | $1,420 | $3,373 | — |
| CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES CHADRON |
$3,102 | $4,210 | $4,210 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROWN COUNTY HOSPITAL AINSWORTH |
$3,117 | $646 | $3,948 | $2,785 | $3,117 | — | — | — | — |
| CALLAWAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL CALLAWAY |
$3,191 | $1,667 | $1,667 | $3,404 | $1,667 | $1,750 | $1,667 | — | — |
| SAUNDERS MEDICAL CENTER WAHOO |
$3,265 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THAYER COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HEBRON |
$3,413 | $2,944 | $4,053 | — | — | $2,944 | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS GRAND ISLAND |
$3,456 | $342 | $342 | $291 | — | $297 | $342 | $5,507 | — |
| WEST HOLT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ATKINSON |
$3,613 | $646 | $3,613 | $2,303 | $4,245 | $2,484 | — | — | — |
| FILLMORE COUNTY HOSPITAL GENEVA |
$3,658 | $1,975 | $307 | $307 | $307 | $2,158 | — | — | — |
| PENDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PENDER |
$3,681 | $3,984 | $4,157 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEATRICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BEATRICE |
$3,716 | — | $3,530 | $3,493 | $3,567 | — | — | — | $3,493 |
| JENNIE M MELHAM MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MEMORIAL DR BROKEN BOW |
$3,779 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANNIE JEFFREY MEMORIAL COUNTY HEALTH CENTER OSCEOLA |
$3,811 | $71.00 | $71.00 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 | — | — | — |
| GENOA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GENOA |
$3,824 | — | $4,713 | $2,507 | — | — | — | — | $2,507 |
| VALLEY COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM ORD |
$3,830 | $96.58 | $96.58 | $99.48 | $101 | $127 | $98.51 | $312 | — |
| DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL BENKELMAN |
$3,892 | $2,162 | $2,811 | $2,867 | $6,127 | $2,162 | — | $4,238 | — |
| BOX BUTTE GENERAL HOSPITAL ALLIANCE |
$3,944 | $85.00 | $79.91 | — | $98.00 | $46.00 | — | — | — |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FRANKLIN |
$3,991 | $3,665 | $4,212 | — | $3,858 | — | — | — | — |
| MORRILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRIDGEPORT |
$3,995 | $2,083 | $4,038 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW PO BOX 489 |
$4,018 | $2,918 | $2,918 | $2,976 | — | $3,233 | $2,918 | $4,687 | — |
| MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AURORA |
$4,032 | $1,848 | $1,932 | — | $1,932 | $1,848 | $4,032 | $4,032 | $4,032 |
| GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GOTHENBURG |
$4,050 | $2,762 | $2,790 | — | $2,835 | — | — | — | — |
| WEBSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PO BOX 465 |
$4,052 | $3,583 | — | — | $2,133 | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER SCHUYLER |
$4,066 | $2,439 | $2,439 | $2,488 | — | $1,045 | $2,439 | $4,687 | — |
| HENDERSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HENDERSON |
$4,100 | $2,050 | $3,936 | $4,018 | $2,132 | $2,050 | — | — | — |
| BOONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER ALBION |
$4,115 | — | $2,592 | $3,992 | $3,992 | — | — | — | — |
| HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER ST. PAUL |
$4,141 | $307 | $307 | $316 | $100 | $322 | $261 | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNE |
$4,298 | $2,669 | $4,298 | $4,343 | $4,162 | $2,669 | — | $4,343 | — |
| ROCK COUNTY HOSPITAL BASSETT |
$4,329 | $4,042 | $1,636 | — | — | $2,871 | — | $4,420 | — |
| NEMAHA COUNTY HOSPITAL AUBURN |
$4,348 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL LYNCH |
$4,358 | — | $96.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PERKINS COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES GRANT |
$4,653 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA ST ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL O'NEILL |
$4,735 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIDNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SIDNEY |
$4,766 | $128 | $606 | $4,575 | $140 | $2,097 | — | $4,385 | $255 |
| BRODSTONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUPERIOR |
$4,782 | $4,883 | $4,782 | $4,782 | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHNSON COUNTY HOSPITAL TECUMSEH |
$4,897 | $3,281 | $4,652 | $3,281 | $4,897 | $3,281 | — | — | — |
| SYRACUSE AREA HEALTH SYRACUSE |
$5,118 | $4,862 | $4,913 | — | $4,964 | — | — | — | — |
| BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER DAVID CITY |
$5,123 | $1,781 | $4,867 | $4,867 | $4,964 | — | $2,920 | $4,867 | $5,021 |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE WEST POINT |
$5,605 | $2,130 | $111 | — | $116 | $116 | $111 | — | — |
That is the median of what the 63 Nebraska hospitals above publish for Mri scan of pelvis 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 72197 in Nebraska, Medicare reimburses about $311 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Nebraska range from $232 to $6,131 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 11.9x 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 pelvis before and after contrast cost in Nebraska?
- Cash prices for mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast (CPT 72197) in Nebraska range from $232 to $6,131, with a median of $3,716. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast in Nebraska?
- The cheapest Nebraska hospital published cash price for this procedure is $232. 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.