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X-ray of Middle Spine, 3 Views Cost in Nebraska
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 57 Nebraska hospitals. CPT 72072. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $415
📉 Low $24.00
📈 High $806
🏥 57 hospitals
🏛️ 48 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $35.96
Hospital comparison — Nebraska
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 57 of 57 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | BCBS | Centene | Molina | Aetna | Humana | MultiPlan | Cigna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH PLATTE |
$24.00 | $28.00 | $21.00 | $23.00 | $12.00 | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL WEST MEDICAL CENTER SCOTTSBLUFF |
$54.21 | $12.15 | $19.28 | $10.44 | — | $9.94 | $9.94 | — | $25.43 |
| BOX BUTTE GENERAL HOSPITAL ALLIANCE |
$55.20 | $85.00 | $79.91 | — | $46.00 | $98.00 | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW PO BOX 489 |
$59.64 | $43.31 | $43.31 | $44.18 | $48.00 | — | $43.31 | $69.58 | — |
| CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER SCHUYLER |
$60.35 | $36.21 | $36.21 | $36.94 | $15.51 | — | $36.21 | $69.58 | — |
| PERKINS COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES GRANT |
$65.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PENDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PENDER |
$73.00 | $79.00 | $83.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$74.34 | $96.50 | $89.00 | $95.00 | — | $95.50 | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. MARY'S NEBRASKA CITY |
$85.49 | $41.20 | $41.20 | $42.03 | $22.50 | — | $41.20 | $97.85 | — |
| BEATRICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BEATRICE |
$87.00 | — | $83.00 | $82.00 | — | $84.00 | — | — | $82.00 |
| MIDWEST SURGICAL HOSPITAL OMAHA |
$218 | $159 | $108 | $108 | $110 | $62.60 | $108 | $70.00 | — |
| CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL OMAHA |
$230 | $76.72 | $104 | $82.20 | $89.30 | — | $104 | $389 | — |
| CHI HEALTH CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL - BERGAN MERCY OMAHA |
$230 | $76.76 | $104 | $89.71 | $91.47 | — | $104 | $389 | — |
| LASTING HOPE RECOVERY CENTER OMAHA |
$230 | $76.76 | $104 | $89.71 | — | — | $104 | $389 | — |
| CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE OMAHA |
$230 | $76.76 | $104 | $86.61 | $88.31 | — | $104 | $389 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS PAPILLION |
$230 | $76.76 | $104 | $86.61 | $88.31 | — | $104 | $389 | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. ELIZABETH LINCOLN |
$306 | $103 | $103 | $86.61 | $88.31 | — | $103 | $490 | — |
| BRYAN EAST CAMPUS LINCOLN |
$333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRAND ISLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRAND ISLAND |
$333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER CENTRAL CITY |
$337 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER CRETE |
$337 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KEARNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KEARNEY |
$338 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER FALLS CITY |
$342 | $474 | $290 | — | — | $492 | — | — | $502 |
| FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES NORFOLK |
$373 | $119 | $89.00 | $94.00 | $127 | $95.00 | $98.00 | — | $95.00 |
| FILLMORE COUNTY HOSPITAL GENEVA |
$375 | $202 | $35.22 | $35.22 | $221 | $35.22 | — | — | — |
| SAUNDERS MEDICAL CENTER WAHOO |
$388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES CHADRON |
$408 | $554 | $554 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAWNEE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PAWNEE CITY |
$415 | $358 | $358 | $483 | — | $358 | — | — | — |
| COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COZAD |
$415 | $258 | $258 | $429 | — | $461 | $258 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN KEARNEY |
$417 | $101 | $101 | $86.61 | $88.31 | — | $101 | $635 | — |
| BROWN COUNTY HOSPITAL AINSWORTH |
$419 | $39.00 | $531 | $375 | — | $419 | — | — | — |
| BOONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER ALBION |
$433 | — | $273 | $420 | — | $420 | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS GRAND ISLAND |
$435 | $102 | $102 | $86.61 | $88.31 | — | $102 | $693 | — |
| ANNIE JEFFREY MEMORIAL COUNTY HEALTH CENTER OSCEOLA |
$461 | $71.00 | $71.00 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 | — | — | — |
| VALLEY COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM ORD |
$462 | $9.94 | $9.94 | $10.24 | $12.50 | $10.44 | $10.14 | $32.11 | — |
| WEBSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PO BOX 465 |
$485 | $428 | — | — | — | $255 | — | — | — |
| CALLAWAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL CALLAWAY |
$491 | $256 | $256 | $523 | $269 | $256 | $256 | — | — |
| HENDERSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HENDERSON |
$506 | $253 | $486 | $496 | $253 | $263 | — | — | — |
| JENNIE M MELHAM MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MEMORIAL DR BROKEN BOW |
$506 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THAYER COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES HEBRON |
$508 | $438 | $603 | — | $438 | — | — | — | — |
| HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER ST. PAUL |
$510 | $35.22 | $35.22 | $36.28 | $36.98 | $10.36 | $29.94 | — | — |
| DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL BENKELMAN |
$513 | $285 | $371 | $378 | $285 | $808 | — | $559 | — |
| GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GOTHENBURG |
$513 | $350 | $353 | — | — | $359 | — | — | — |
| JOHNSON COUNTY HOSPITAL TECUMSEH |
$516 | $328 | $490 | $346 | $346 | $516 | — | — | — |
| WEST HOLT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ATKINSON |
$517 | $34.00 | $517 | $329 | $355 | $607 | — | — | — |
| ROCK COUNTY HOSPITAL BASSETT |
$532 | $497 | $201 | — | $353 | — | — | $543 | — |
| MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AURORA |
$533 | $244 | $255 | — | $244 | $255 | $533 | $533 | $533 |
| MORRILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRIDGEPORT |
$541 | $282 | $546 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEMAHA COUNTY HOSPITAL AUBURN |
$571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRODSTONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUPERIOR |
$623 | $636 | $623 | $623 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER DAVID CITY |
$628 | $218 | $597 | $597 | — | $609 | $358 | $597 | $615 |
| SIDNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SIDNEY |
$632 | $13.62 | $69.08 | $607 | $278 | $14.54 | — | $581 | $25.43 |
| AVERA ST ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL O'NEILL |
$638 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NELIGH |
$654 | $50.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SYRACUSE AREA HEALTH SYRACUSE |
$657 | $624 | $631 | — | — | $637 | — | — | — |
| CHASE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IMPERIAL |
$664 | $378 | $631 | $618 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE WEST POINT |
$806 | $306 | $11.53 | — | $12.11 | $12.11 | $11.53 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72072, 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 57 Nebraska hospitals above publish for X-ray of middle spine, 3 views — 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 72072 in Nebraska, Medicare reimburses about $35.96 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Nebraska range from $24.00 to $806 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 11.5x 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 middle spine, 3 views cost in Nebraska?
- Cash prices for x-ray of middle spine, 3 views (CPT 72072) in Nebraska range from $24.00 to $806, with a median of $415. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of middle spine, 3 views in Nebraska?
- The cheapest Nebraska hospital published cash price for this procedure is $24.00. 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 72072 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.