Sinus surgery, full ethmoid cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: full ethmoid sinus opening: from $1,514.78 to $16,545.20, with a median of $3,824.64. The lowest price is at Methodist Fremont Health (Fremont). The highest price is 10.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,824.64, is 48% below the US median of $7,316.50.
- Nebraska ranks 3rd of 23 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 31255. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,514.78Methodist Fremont Health
Median$3,824.64half of hospitals charge less
Highest$16,545.20in Nebraska
Lowest saves$2,309.86vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Fremont Health lowest Fremont · Fremont, NE NASAL-SINUS NDSC W-TOTAL ETHOIDECTOMY | $1,514.78 | $4,094.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $3,393.60 | $4,242.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA NASAL-SINUS NDSC W-TOTAL ETHOIDECTOMY | $3,824.64 | $10,624.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital one side Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA REMOVAL OF NASAL SINUS USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $5,827.50 | $7,770.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital one side Columbus · Columbus, NE REMOVAL OF NASAL SINUS USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $16,545.20 | $17,416.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $3,824.64 | $4,826.07 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $3,393.60 | $3,393.60 |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $16,545.20 | $16,545.20 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,514.78 | $1,514.78 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What sinus surgery, full ethmoid is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sinus surgery, full ethmoid explained.
Endoscopic sinus surgery: full ethmoid sinus opening in other states
- Alabama$11,687.10
- Arizona$10,635.57, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$2,505.34
- California$10,880.80
- Colorado$8,543.62, 2 hospitals
- Florida$9,306.10
- Georgia$9,445.00
- Hawaii$13,956.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$11,453.00
- Illinois$7,525.00
- Indiana$16,537.19
- Iowa$1,720.35, 2 hospitals
- Kansas$12,994.49, 4 hospitals
- Kentucky$4,126.69, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$7,093.16
- Maine$1,040.54, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$21,494.00
- Michigan$2,185.41
- Minnesota$3,881.61, 4 hospitals
- Mississippi$7,252.85
- Missouri$7,800.00
- Montana$1,095.20, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$6,039.12, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,311.00
- New Mexico$7,330.43, 2 hospitals
- New York$8,191.77
- North Carolina$6,076.00, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$4,564.63, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$13,079.64
- Oklahoma$11,209.55, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$2,375.72, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$12,788.22
- Puerto Rico$1,000.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$7,896.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$8,271.00, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$7,472.63, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$7,252.85
- Texas$5,107.38
- Utah$5,698.80, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$6,451.02, 1 hospital
- Virginia$10,232.00, 3 hospitals
- Washington$8,776.08
- West Virginia$4,836.26
- Wisconsin$5,667.09
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.