Shoulder X-ray cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views: from $108.30 to $460.00, with a median of $219.73. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital — $111.43 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $359.42 at 50 hospitals.
- The median here, $219.73, is 21% below the US median of $278.38.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- 1 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 73030, 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.
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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital one side lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 RA Exam+1 more line at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $108.30 | $361.00 | $53.40–$252.70 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital one side Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 RA Exam+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $129.96 | $361.00 | $53.40–$252.70 | 64% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC SHOULDER COMPLETE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $219.73 | $511.00 | $50.31–$434.35 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC SHOULDER COMPLETE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $219.73 | $511.00 | $50.31–$434.35 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC SHOULDER COMPLETE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $219.73 | $511.00 | $50.31–$434.35 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC SHOULDER COMPLETE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $219.73 | $511.00 | $50.31–$434.35 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC SHOULDER COMPLETE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $219.73 | $511.00 | $50.31–$434.35 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC SHOULDER COMPLETE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $226.50 | $453.00 | $167.61–$443.94 | 50% |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair, NE · (402) 426-1502 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views File of Jul 15, 2026 · source file | $240.73 | $300.92 | $141.43–$294.90 | 20% |
| Saunders Medical Center one side Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 XR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Left,Left File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $326.25 | $435.00 | — | 25% |
| Saunders Medical Center one side Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 XR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Right,Right File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $327.00 | $436.00 | — | 25% |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $341.25 | $525.00 | $81.72–$1,355.81 | 35% |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $341.25 | $525.00 | $81.72–$1,355.81 | 35% |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 572-3000 HC SHOULDER COMPLETE File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $460.00 | $460.00 | $90.37–$460.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $108.30, median $219.73, highest $460.00 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $219.73. 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 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 shoulder X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shoulder X-ray explained.