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Special Gram or Giemsa Stain for Microorganism Cost in Nebraska
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 63 Nebraska hospitals. CPT 87205. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $51.66
📉 Low $8.55
📈 High $243
🏥 63 hospitals
🏛️ 53 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Nebraska
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 63 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | UHC | Centene | Molina | Aetna | Humana | MultiPlan | Cigna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNE |
$8.55 | $8.55 | $5.31 | $8.64 | $5.31 | $8.28 | — | $8.64 | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. MARY'S NEBRASKA CITY |
$11.62 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.36 | $3.06 | — | $4.27 | $13.30 | — |
| CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW PO BOX 489 |
$11.76 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.36 | $9.47 | — | $4.27 | $13.72 | — |
| CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER SCHUYLER |
$11.90 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.36 | $3.06 | — | $4.27 | $13.72 | — |
| VALLEY COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM ORD |
$12.60 | $2.80 | $2.80 | $7.64 | $4.40 | $13.44 | $2.86 | $13.72 | — |
| CHI HEALTH NEBRASKA HEART LINCOLN |
$18.86 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.14 | $4.22 | — | $4.27 | $30.75 | — |
| COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COZAD |
$21.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 | $21.00 | — | $23.00 | $13.00 | — | — |
| CHASE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IMPERIAL |
$22.00 | $21.00 | $13.00 | $20.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GENOA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GENOA |
$22.00 | $27.00 | — | $14.00 | — | — | — | — | $14.00 |
| GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH PLATTE |
$22.00 | $32.00 | $34.00 | $33.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANNIE JEFFREY MEMORIAL COUNTY HEALTH CENTER OSCEOLA |
$24.72 | $71.00 | $71.00 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 | — | — | — |
| MIDWEST SURGICAL HOSPITAL OMAHA |
$31.50 | $4.27 | $6.30 | $4.27 | $4.36 | $62.60 | $4.27 | $70.00 | — |
| CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN KEARNEY |
$32.33 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.14 | $4.22 | — | $4.27 | $49.29 | — |
| CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES CHADRON |
$43.00 | $59.00 | $59.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER FALLS CITY |
$43.00 | $36.00 | $60.00 | — | — | $62.00 | — | — | $63.00 |
| GRAND ISLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRAND ISLAND |
$43.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KEARNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KEARNEY |
$43.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRYAN EAST CAMPUS LINCOLN |
$43.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS GRAND ISLAND |
$45.43 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.14 | $4.22 | — | $4.27 | $72.38 | — |
| PAWNEE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PAWNEE CITY |
$47.00 | $41.00 | $41.00 | $55.00 | — | $41.00 | — | — | — |
| MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER CENTRAL CITY |
$48.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER ALBION |
$48.00 | $30.00 | — | $47.00 | — | $47.00 | — | — | — |
| CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER CRETE |
$48.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KEARNEY COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL MINDEN |
$49.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 | — | $63.00 | $35.00 | $34.00 | $60.00 | — |
| BEATRICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BEATRICE |
$50.00 | $48.00 | — | $47.00 | — | $48.00 | — | — | $47.00 |
| BROWN COUNTY HOSPITAL AINSWORTH |
$50.00 | $64.00 | $3.00 | $45.00 | — | $50.00 | — | — | — |
| WEST HOLT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ATKINSON |
$50.00 | $50.00 | $3.00 | $32.00 | $35.00 | $59.00 | — | — | — |
| LASTING HOPE RECOVERY CENTER OMAHA |
$51.66 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.14 | — | — | $4.27 | $87.33 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS PAPILLION |
$51.66 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.14 | $4.22 | — | $4.27 | $87.33 | — |
| CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL OMAHA |
$51.66 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.14 | $4.22 | — | $4.27 | $87.33 | — |
| CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE OMAHA |
$51.66 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.14 | $4.22 | — | $4.27 | $87.33 | — |
| CHI HEALTH CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL - BERGAN MERCY OMAHA |
$51.66 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.14 | $4.22 | — | $4.27 | $87.33 | — |
| JEFFERSON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FAIRBURY |
$53.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FRANKLIN |
$58.00 | $61.00 | $53.00 | — | — | $56.00 | — | — | — |
| FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES NORFOLK |
$58.84 | $4.27 | $4.40 | $4.40 | $4.70 | $4.27 | $98.00 | — | $95.00 |
| CHI HEALTH ST. ELIZABETH LINCOLN |
$59.00 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.14 | $4.22 | — | $4.27 | $94.40 | — |
| LINCOLN SURGICAL HOSPITAL LINCOLN |
$60.00 | $29.00 | $7.00 | — | $7.00 | — | — | — | — |
| SAUNDERS MEDICAL CENTER WAHOO |
$60.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOX BUTTE GENERAL HOSPITAL ALLIANCE |
$60.80 | $79.91 | $85.00 | — | $46.00 | $98.00 | — | — | — |
| PENDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PENDER |
$61.00 | $69.00 | $66.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AURORA |
$61.44 | $29.44 | $28.16 | — | $28.16 | $29.44 | $61.44 | $61.44 | $61.44 |
| CALLAWAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL CALLAWAY |
$62.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $66.00 | $34.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — |
| DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL BENKELMAN |
$63.00 | $46.00 | $35.00 | $46.00 | $35.00 | $99.00 | — | $69.00 | — |
| JENNIE M MELHAM MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MEMORIAL DR BROKEN BOW |
$63.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HENDERSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HENDERSON |
$65.00 | $62.40 | $32.50 | $63.70 | $32.50 | $33.80 | — | — | — |
| FILLMORE COUNTY HOSPITAL GENEVA |
$65.00 | $35.10 | $4.27 | $35.10 | $38.35 | $4.02 | — | — | — |
| PERKINS COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES GRANT |
$66.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRODSTONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUPERIOR |
$67.00 | $67.00 | $68.00 | $67.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROCK COUNTY HOSPITAL BASSETT |
$68.00 | $26.00 | $64.00 | — | $45.00 | — | — | $70.00 | — |
| NEMAHA COUNTY HOSPITAL AUBURN |
$68.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHNSON COUNTY HOSPITAL TECUMSEH |
$69.00 | $66.00 | $19.00 | $46.00 | $46.00 | $69.00 | — | — | — |
| MORRILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRIDGEPORT |
$69.00 | $69.00 | $36.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER ST. PAUL |
$71.00 | $14.76 | $1.54 | — | $35.50 | $2.82 | — | — | — |
| NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL LYNCH |
$77.50 | $96.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL WEST MEDICAL CENTER SCOTTSBLUFF |
$86.40 | $6.49 | $3.58 | $4.25 | — | $4.27 | $4.27 | — | $8.72 |
| BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER DAVID CITY |
$87.00 | $71.00 | $50.00 | $83.00 | — | $84.00 | $50.00 | $83.00 | $85.00 |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE WEST POINT |
$87.00 | $38.28 | $33.06 | — | $33.93 | $40.19 | $38.28 | — | — |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$88.07 | $89.00 | $96.50 | $95.00 | — | $95.50 | — | — | — |
| ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NELIGH |
$90.00 | $4.27 | $2.85 | — | — | — | $4.27 | — | — |
| SIDNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SIDNEY |
$90.00 | $6.49 | $1.79 | $7.69 | $39.60 | $5.66 | — | $82.80 | $8.72 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87205, 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: $39.60 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $51.66 for this?
That is the median of what the 63 Nebraska hospitals above publish for Special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism cost in Nebraska?
- Cash prices for special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism (CPT 87205) in Nebraska range from $8.55 to $243, with a median of $51.66. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism in Nebraska?
- The cheapest Nebraska hospital published cash price for this procedure is $8.55. 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 87205 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.