Chest X-ray cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $46.44 to $472.00, with a median of $73.45. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center and 4 other hospitals — $27.01 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $303.00 at 51 hospitals.
- The median here, $73.45, is 70% below the US median of $247.00.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- 1 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 7 cities for code 71046, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Lowest$46.44Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center + 4 more
Median$73.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$472.00in this market
Difference10.2×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Omaha, NE-IA.
median
Lowest $46.44Highest $1,590.84
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center lowest Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC CHEST FIREMAN POLICE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $46.44 | $108.00 | $17.28–$204.24 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside lowest Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC CHEST FIREMAN POLICE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $46.44 | $108.00 | $15.12–$204.24 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands lowest Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC CHEST FIREMAN POLICE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $46.44 | $108.00 | $18.36–$204.24 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy lowest Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CHEST FIREMAN POLICE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $46.44 | $108.00 | $17.28–$204.24 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC CHEST FIREMAN POLICE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $46.44 | $108.00 | $16.20–$201.28 | 57% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 CXR Exam+1 more line at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $48.24 | $134.00 | $56.95–$190.48 | 64% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC CHEST FIREMAN POLICE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $69.50 | $139.00 | $51.43–$136.22 | 50% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital one side Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 MJRA Exam File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $77.40 | $258.00 | $109.65–$190.48 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital one side Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 MJRA Exam+1 more line at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $92.88 | $258.00 | $109.65–$190.48 | 64% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC CHEST PA LATERAL OHS File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $100.62 | $234.00 | $37.44–$204.24 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC CHEST PA LATERAL OHS File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $100.62 | $234.00 | $39.78–$204.24 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CHEST PA LATERAL OHS File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $100.62 | $234.00 | $37.44–$204.24 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC CHEST PA LATERAL OHS File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $100.62 | $234.00 | $35.10–$201.28 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC CHEST PA LATERAL OHS File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $100.62 | $234.00 | $32.76–$204.24 | 57% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 CXR Exam+1 more line at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $108.00 | $360.00 | $153.00–$252.00 | 70% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 RA Exam File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $124.80 | $416.00 | $167.97–$291.20 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 MJRA Exam+1 more line at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $129.60 | $360.00 | $153.00–$252.00 | 64% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 RA Exam+1 more line at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $149.76 | $416.00 | $167.97–$291.20 | 64% |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 X-ray of chest, 2 views File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $169.00 | $260.00 | $65.00–$671.45 | 35% |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 X-ray of chest, 2 views File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $169.00 | $260.00 | $65.00–$671.45 | 35% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC CHEST PA LATERAL OHS File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $180.50 | $361.00 | $133.57–$353.78 | 50% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC CHEST SPECIAL VIEW File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $196.94 | $458.00 | $45.68–$389.30 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC CHEST SPECIAL VIEW File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $196.94 | $458.00 | $45.68–$389.30 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC CHEST SPECIAL VIEW File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $196.94 | $458.00 | $45.68–$389.30 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC CHEST SPECIAL VIEW File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $196.94 | $458.00 | $45.68–$389.30 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CHEST SPECIAL VIEW File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $196.94 | $458.00 | $45.68–$389.30 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $208.98 | $486.00 | $45.68–$413.10 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $208.98 | $486.00 | $45.68–$413.10 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $208.98 | $486.00 | $45.68–$413.10 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $208.98 | $486.00 | $45.68–$413.10 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $208.98 | $486.00 | $45.68–$413.10 | 57% |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair, NE · (402) 426-1502 X-ray of chest, 2 views File of Jul 15, 2026 · source file | $232.76 | $290.95 | $135.83–$285.13 | 20% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $250.00 | $500.00 | $185.00–$490.00 | 50% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 X-RAY OF CHEST; 2 VIEWS File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $305.25 | $407.00 | $89.93–$183.46 | 25% |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 XR Chest 2 Views File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $316.50 | $422.00 | — | 25% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $321.00 | $428.00 | $89.93–$183.46 | 25% |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 572-3000 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $472.00 | $472.00 | $90.37–$472.00 | — |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $1,590.84 | $4,419.00 | $1,878.08–$3,093.30 | 64% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $46.44, median $73.45, highest $472.00 — a 10.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $47.34. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What chest X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Chest X-ray explained.