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X-ray of Chest, 1 View Cost in Nebraska
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 65 Nebraska hospitals. CPT 71045. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $255
📉 Low $22.83
📈 High $401
🏥 65 hospitals
🏛️ 56 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $23.53
Hospital comparison — Nebraska
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 65 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | BCBS | Centene | Molina | Aetna | Humana | MultiPlan | Cigna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGIONAL WEST MEDICAL CENTER SCOTTSBLUFF |
$22.83 | $11.68 | $14.97 | $8.39 | — | $7.99 | $7.99 | — | $21.21 |
| CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW PO BOX 489 |
$39.48 | $28.67 | $28.67 | $29.25 | $31.78 | — | $28.67 | $46.06 | — |
| CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER SCHUYLER |
$39.95 | $23.97 | $23.97 | $24.45 | $10.27 | — | $23.97 | $46.06 | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. MARY'S NEBRASKA CITY |
$46.48 | $22.40 | $22.40 | $22.85 | $12.24 | — | $22.40 | $53.20 | — |
| GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH PLATTE |
$58.00 | $22.00 | $17.00 | $18.00 | $28.00 | — | — | — | — |
| PERKINS COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES GRANT |
$60.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$65.77 | $96.50 | $89.00 | $95.00 | — | $95.50 | — | — | — |
| BEATRICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BEATRICE |
$82.00 | — | $78.00 | $77.00 | — | $79.00 | — | — | $77.00 |
| PENDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PENDER |
$87.00 | $94.00 | $98.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL OMAHA |
$138 | $45.92 | $85.81 | $49.20 | $73.93 | — | $85.81 | $233 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS PAPILLION |
$138 | $59.04 | $85.81 | $59.04 | $73.11 | — | $85.81 | $233 | — |
| LASTING HOPE RECOVERY CENTER OMAHA |
$138 | $55.76 | $85.81 | $55.76 | — | — | $85.81 | $233 | — |
| CHI HEALTH CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL - BERGAN MERCY OMAHA |
$138 | $55.76 | $85.81 | $55.76 | $75.73 | — | $85.81 | $233 | — |
| CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE OMAHA |
$138 | $52.48 | $85.81 | $52.48 | $73.11 | — | $85.81 | $233 | — |
| CHI HEALTH NEBRASKA HEART LINCOLN |
$148 | $77.28 | $84.98 | $71.71 | $73.11 | — | $84.98 | $242 | — |
| LINCOLN SURGICAL HOSPITAL LINCOLN |
$150 | $45.00 | $89.00 | $89.00 | $45.00 | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| GRAND ISLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRAND ISLAND |
$150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNE |
$157 | $97.35 | $157 | $158 | $97.35 | $152 | — | $158 | — |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER FALLS CITY |
$178 | $247 | $151 | — | — | $257 | — | — | $262 |
| MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER CENTRAL CITY |
$196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER CRETE |
$196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRYAN EAST CAMPUS LINCOLN |
$198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KEARNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KEARNEY |
$198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS GRAND ISLAND |
$202 | $78.89 | $84.43 | $71.71 | $73.11 | — | $84.43 | $322 | — |
| FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES NORFOLK |
$209 | $93.00 | $89.00 | $94.00 | $106 | $95.00 | $98.00 | — | $95.00 |
| KEARNEY COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL MINDEN |
$226 | $156 | $156 | — | $291 | $163 | $156 | $277 | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. ELIZABETH LINCOLN |
$226 | $84.98 | $84.98 | $71.71 | $73.11 | — | $84.98 | $362 | — |
| CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES CHADRON |
$228 | $310 | $310 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROWN COUNTY HOSPITAL AINSWORTH |
$229 | $24.00 | $290 | $204 | — | $229 | — | — | — |
| PAWNEE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PAWNEE CITY |
$234 | $201 | $201 | $272 | — | $201 | — | — | — |
| SAUNDERS MEDICAL CENTER WAHOO |
$244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER ALBION |
$249 | — | $157 | $242 | — | $242 | — | — | — |
| WEBSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PO BOX 465 |
$255 | $225 | — | — | — | $134 | — | — | — |
| THAYER COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HEBRON |
$258 | $223 | $307 | — | $223 | — | — | — | — |
| GENOA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GENOA |
$260 | — | $321 | $171 | — | — | — | — | $171 |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FRANKLIN |
$261 | $240 | $276 | — | — | $252 | — | — | — |
| WEST HOLT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ATKINSON |
$270 | $21.00 | $270 | $172 | $185 | $317 | — | — | — |
| VALLEY COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM ORD |
$274 | $7.99 | $7.99 | $8.23 | $25.15 | $8.39 | $8.15 | $25.81 | — |
| CALLAWAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL CALLAWAY |
$274 | $143 | $143 | $292 | $150 | $143 | $143 | — | — |
| HENDERSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HENDERSON |
$285 | $142 | $274 | $279 | $142 | $148 | — | — | — |
| GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GOTHENBURG |
$288 | $196 | $198 | — | — | $202 | — | — | — |
| ROCK COUNTY HOSPITAL BASSETT |
$295 | $276 | $112 | — | $196 | — | — | $302 | — |
| DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL BENKELMAN |
$296 | $165 | $214 | $218 | $165 | $466 | — | $322 | — |
| JENNIE M MELHAM MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MEMORIAL DR BROKEN BOW |
$297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AURORA |
$302 | $139 | $145 | — | $139 | $145 | $302 | $302 | $302 |
| CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN KEARNEY |
$303 | $83.36 | $83.36 | $71.71 | $73.11 | — | $83.36 | $462 | — |
| MIDWEST SURGICAL HOSPITAL OMAHA |
$305 | $133 | $89.93 | $89.93 | $91.73 | $62.60 | $89.93 | $70.00 | — |
| ANNIE JEFFREY MEMORIAL COUNTY HEALTH CENTER OSCEOLA |
$312 | $71.00 | $71.00 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 | — | — | — |
| BRODSTONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUPERIOR |
$314 | $321 | $314 | $314 | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHNSON COUNTY HOSPITAL TECUMSEH |
$315 | $200 | $299 | $211 | $211 | $315 | — | — | — |
| MORRILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRIDGEPORT |
$317 | $165 | $320 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER ST. PAUL |
$317 | $23.22 | $23.22 | $23.92 | $24.38 | $8.36 | $19.74 | — | — |
| NEMAHA COUNTY HOSPITAL AUBURN |
$317 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FILLMORE COUNTY HOSPITAL GENEVA |
$318 | $172 | $23.22 | $23.22 | $188 | $23.22 | — | — | — |
| COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COZAD |
$324 | $202 | $202 | $335 | — | $360 | $202 | — | — |
| SYRACUSE AREA HEALTH SYRACUSE |
$325 | $309 | $312 | — | — | $315 | — | — | — |
| NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL LYNCH |
$342 | — | $96.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER DAVID CITY |
$350 | $122 | $333 | $333 | — | $339 | $199 | $333 | $343 |
| BOX BUTTE GENERAL HOSPITAL ALLIANCE |
$350 | $85.00 | $79.91 | — | $46.00 | $98.00 | — | — | — |
| SIDNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SIDNEY |
$352 | $10.67 | $44.59 | $338 | $155 | $11.31 | — | $324 | $21.21 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 71045, 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: $202 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $255 for this?
That is the median of what the 65 Nebraska hospitals above publish for X-ray of chest, 1 view — 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 71045 in Nebraska, Medicare reimburses about $23.53 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Nebraska range from $22.83 to $401 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 10.8x 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 x-ray of chest, 1 view cost in Nebraska?
- Cash prices for x-ray of chest, 1 view (CPT 71045) in Nebraska range from $22.83 to $401, with a median of $255. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of chest, 1 view in Nebraska?
- The cheapest Nebraska hospital published cash price for this procedure is $22.83. 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 71045 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.