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Nebraska Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates, commercial insurance prices, and fair price benchmarks across all 69 Nebraska hospitals.

Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Above Fair Market · Negotiate
1.15×vs. U.S. Fair Price Average
Position vs. 1.00× Fair Price+15% Above Fair Price 1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.

Across 69 Nebraska hospitals, typical commercial prices average +15% above the U.S. fair price (1.15×) after accounting for local wages.

Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · Nebraska Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across Nebraska, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.69 Hospitals · 142 Procedures
Hospitals Priced69 in NETotal hospitals in Nebraska with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare2.5× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across Nebraska hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in NE0.61× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in Nebraska: St Francis Memorial Hospital (West Point) at 0.61× fair market price.

Most affordable Nebraska hospital: St Francis Memorial Hospital (West Point) at 0.61× the fair price (39% below benchmark).

Statewide Hospital Pricing Fingerprint69 Nebraska Hospitals Analyzed

Nebraska Statewide Hospital Pricing Summary

Across 69 reporting hospitals and 142 shoppable procedures in Nebraska, typical commercial insurance rates sit at 1.15× the U.S. fair price average (2.5× federal Medicare rates). However, prices vary by 7.3× across the state — from 0.61× fair price at the most affordable hospitals up to 4.44× at high-markup facilities.

State Price Index: 1.15× U.S. Fair AverageAvg Commercial Rate: 2.5× Medicare
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Best Value in Nebraska (Lowest-Priced Hospitals & Patient Edge)

  • Best-value hospital in Nebraska: St Francis Memorial Hospital (West Point) prices care at 0.61× the fair price benchmark.
  • Additional low-cost leaders include Valley County Health System (Ord, 0.74× fair) and Fillmore County Hospital (0.80× fair).
  • Bottom-quartile Nebraska hospitals (Q25) charge 1.21× the fair price or less — comparing quotes before scheduling elective care saves 25%–45%.
  • Nonprofit 501(c)(3) hospitals across Nebraska must provide free or discounted charity care under federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) income rules.
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Where Nebraska Patients Get Burned (High-Markup Traps)

  • Highest-markup Nebraska facilities reach 6.0× Medicare (Osmond General Hospital in Osmond, Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center).
  • Prices for the exact same procedure swing 7.3× between the lowest-priced (0.61×) and highest-priced (4.44×) hospitals in Nebraska.
  • Emergency room, lab, and outpatient surgery facility fees carry significantly higher markups than pre-scheduled imaging or freestanding centers.
Most Affordable NE Hospitals (Bottom 25%)Best Value Tier
0.61× – 1.21× Fair

Led by St Francis Memorial Hospital (West Point) at 0.61× fair price.

Typical Nebraska Hospital (State Median)2.5× Medicare
1.67× Fair Price

Middle-of-the-pack commercial rate across all 69 Nebraska hospitals.

Highest-Markup NE Hospitals (Top 25%)7.3× State Spread
2.08× – 4.44× Fair

Highest-priced quarter of Nebraska hospitals where shopping around saves the most.

Nebraska County Price & Affordability Heatmap 52 of 93 Counties with MRF Hospital Data

Nebraska County-Level Hospital Price & Affordability Heatmap

Hospital price index, Medicare markup, and household affordability burden across 93 counties in Nebraska

<0.94× Affordable 0.94–1.06× Near Avg 1.06–1.20× Elevated >1.20× High-Markup
Douglas County10hosps
1.35× Fair
Income $79k
Lancaster County3hosps
1.42× Fair
Income $73k
Dawson County3hosps
2.44× Fair
Income $65k
Sarpy County2hosps
1.21× Fair
Income $101k
Otoe County2hosps
1.50× Fair
Income $81k
Custer County2hosps
2.59× Fair
Income $66k
Pierce County2hosps
3.25× Fair
Income $76k
Cuming County1hosp
0.61× Fair
Income $71k
Valley County1hosp
0.74× Fair
Income $59k
Fillmore County1hosp
0.80× Fair
Income $76k
Adams County1hosp
0.89× Fair
Income $66k
Scotts Bluff County1hosp
0.94× Fair
Income $61k
Madison County1hosp
0.99× Fair
Income $65k
Platte County1hosp
1.01× Fair
Income $72k
Red Willow County1hosp
1.02× Fair
Income $60k
Howard County1hosp
1.04× Fair
Income $75k
Gage County1hosp
1.15× Fair
Income $64k
Saline County1hosp
1.15× Fair
Income $77k
Richardson County1hosp
1.15× Fair
Income $56k
Thurston County1hosp
1.15× Fair
Income $65k
Nuckolls County1hosp
1.15× Fair
Income $70k
Webster County1hosp
1.15× Fair
Income $65k
Garden County1hosp
1.15× Fair
Income $45k
Holt County1hosp
1.18× Fair
Income $67k
Showing top 24 counties with hospital price filings of 93 total in Nebraska

All Hospitals in Nebraska (69)

Ranked by how their commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. Select any hospital to inspect its full procedure price list.

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Compare Prices by Procedure in Nebraska (142)

High-impact surgeries, scans, and hospital stays are listed first with the typical Nebraska price. Search any procedure below.

Browse Nebraska by Metro Area

Local hospital comparison pages for each Nebraska regional market.

Which Insurers Negotiate Prices in Nebraska

Across the 70 Nebraska hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here is how many hospitals each major insurance carrier has an in-network contract with.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 68 of 70 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 65 of 70 hospitals
Aetna 48 of 70 hospitals
Humana 28 of 70 hospitals
Cigna 4 of 70 hospitals

Also negotiating in Nebraska: Medica (53) · Ambetter (Centene) (37) · Molina (36) · Amerigroup (14) · WellCare (14) · Oscar Health (7).

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published October 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →