Blood transfusion cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $140.00 to $1,577.90, with a median of $755.39. The lowest price is at Gordon Memorial Hospital (Gordon). The highest price is 11.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $755.39, is about the same as the US median of $760.00.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($450.73).
- Nebraska ranks 25th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 52 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 36430. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$140.00Gordon Memorial Hospital
Median$755.39half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,577.90in Nebraska
Lowest saves$615.39vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Memorial Hospital lowest Gordon · Gordon, NE Blood Transfusion Per Day | $140.00 | $140.00 | — source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Blood Product Administration | $150.00 | $187.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION 1 UNIT SC | $363.40 | $790.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Transfusion blood or blood components | $363.71 | $983.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Transfusion of blood or blood products | $425.64 | $425.64 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION 1 UNIT | $430.00 | $1,000.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION 1 UNIT | $430.00 | $1,000.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION 1 UNIT | $430.00 | $1,000.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION 1 UNIT | $430.00 | $1,000.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION 1 UNIT ER | $436.80 | $910.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Blood Transfusion 1 Unit | $446.00 | $656.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION 1 UNIT SC | $446.08 | $544.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION 1 UNIT SC | $467.84 | $544.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Transfusion Blood or Blood ComponentsTransfusion B | $474.12 | $1,317.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Bld/bld Products Transfus 1-4hrs Per Day | $503.00 | $629.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION 1 UNIT | $604.34 | $737.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Blood Admin 2 Units | $621.00 | $690.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Transfusion of blood or blood products | $627.20 | $784.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD/BLOOD COMPONENTS | $639.52 | $1,142.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Transfusion of blood or blood products | $658.00 | $658.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE BLOOD ADMINISTRATION 1-4 HRS | $700.00 | $700.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Blood administration | $719.95 | $847.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE EMERGENCY ROOM BLOOD TRAN | $724.50 | $805.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Blood Administration | $735.00 | $919.00 | — source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $747.50 | $1,150.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $747.50 | $1,150.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION 1 UNIT | $763.28 | $1,316.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE OP BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $766.00 | $766.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE ED TRANSFUSION BLOOD/COMP 1 UNIT | $795.08 | $1,529.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $801.60 | $1,336.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Blood Transfusion <2 Hrs | $839.00 | $839.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Blood / Plasma Administration | $856.00 | $856.00 | — source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $903.20 | $1,129.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Transfuse Platelet Product (Bridge) | $910.00 | $910.00 | — source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $934.20 | $1,038.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA BLOOD TRANSF UP TO 1 UNIT | $935.25 | $1,247.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Blood Transfusion | $945.00 | $995.00 | — source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Transfusion of blood or blood products | $946.25 | $946.25 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS | $950.00 | $1,000.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Transfusion of blood or blood products | $950.00 | $950.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE Transfuse Cryoprecipitate Product (Bridge) | $965.76 | $1,006.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Transfusion of blood or blood products | $980.00 | $1,225.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,012.50 | $1,125.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Blood Administration < 2 Hour Charge | $1,019.00 | $1,456.00 | — source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,036.80 | $1,152.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Transfuse Cryoprecipitate Product | $1,068.00 | $1,068.00 | — source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Bill Only Blood Administration, 17-23 Hrs | $1,096.00 | $1,218.00 | — source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE 36430 Blood Adminstration | $1,109.00 | $1,232.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD/BLOOD COMPONENTS | $1,119.00 | $1,119.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE Blood Administration | $1,276.00 | $1,276.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $1,302.00 | $1,736.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,577.90 | $1,753.22 | Oct 14, 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.
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
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 | 11 | $430.00 | $747.50 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $621.00 | $965.76 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $363.40 | $436.80 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $446.08 | $698.04 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $639.52 | $702.76 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $150.00 | $456.64 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $467.84 | $708.92 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $903.20 | $903.20 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $627.20 | $627.20 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $503.00 | $503.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $700.00 | $700.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $945.00 | $945.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $856.00 | $856.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $1,096.00 | $1,096.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $1,036.80 | $1,036.80 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $1,019.00 | $1,019.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $910.00 | $910.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $363.71 | $363.71 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $140.00 | $140.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $1,012.50 | $1,012.50 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $1,577.90 | $1,577.90 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $839.00 | $839.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $425.64 | $425.64 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $724.50 | $724.50 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $604.34 | $604.34 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $795.08 | $795.08 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $934.20 | $934.20 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $446.00 | $446.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $735.00 | $735.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $801.60 | $801.60 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $1,068.00 | $1,068.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $719.95 | $719.95 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $1,276.00 | $1,276.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $946.25 | $946.25 |
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 blood transfusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood transfusion explained.
Blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) in other states
- Alabama$392.70
- Alaska$1,181.50
- Arizona$541.38
- Arkansas$470.34
- California$873.60
- Colorado$1,129.16
- Connecticut$1,200.34
- Delaware$976.31
- District of Columbia$1,099.13, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,101.00
- Georgia$773.76
- Hawaii$940.10
- Idaho$978.75
- Illinois$863.71
- Indiana$900.25
- Iowa$550.91
- Kansas$577.20
- Kentucky$603.00
- Louisiana$475.30
- Maine$493.75
- Maryland$519.20
- Massachusetts$920.00
- Michigan$751.40
- Minnesota$704.76
- Mississippi$396.00
- Missouri$655.85
- Montana$757.40
- Nevada$502.18
- New Hampshire$816.47
- New Jersey$832.59
- New Mexico$687.86
- New York$732.22
- North Carolina$745.50
- North Dakota$709.50
- Ohio$1,110.75
- Oklahoma$724.90
- Oregon$793.43
- Pennsylvania$941.55
- Puerto Rico$762.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,000.80
- South Carolina$1,023.10
- South Dakota$966.40
- Tennessee$397.54
- Texas$765.00
- Utah$1,306.59
- Vermont$670.00
- Virginia$853.79
- Washington$1,015.25
- West Virginia$638.50
- Wisconsin$583.70
- Wyoming$712.69
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.