Kidney ultrasound cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 50 hospitals publish a cash price for complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys: from $187.68 to $1,170.00, with a median of $784.70. The lowest price is at Nebraska Heart Hospital (Lincoln). The highest price is 6.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $784.70, is 35% above the US median of $580.00.
- That is 7.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Nebraska ranks 43rd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 50 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 76770. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$187.68Nebraska Heart Hospital
Median$784.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,170.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$597.02vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Heart Hospital lowest Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $187.68 | $408.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $285.12 | $594.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA MUS Exam | $307.80 | $855.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE MUS Exam | $344.10 | $930.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $422.50 | $650.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $422.50 | $650.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $499.66 | $1,162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $499.66 | $1,162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $499.66 | $1,162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $499.66 | $1,162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $512.40 | $915.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE US RETROPERITONEAL CMP | $565.80 | $668.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $569.99 | $712.48 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Us Renal | $606.00 | $757.00 | — source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Us Retroperitoneal Comp | $634.00 | $933.00 | — source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE US Renal Comp | $636.65 | $749.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Us Renal | $678.00 | $848.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $721.60 | $902.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $731.12 | $731.12 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Us Retroperitoneal Complete | $752.00 | $940.00 | — source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA US Retroperitoneal Complete | $765.00 | $1,020.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $778.18 | $949.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $780.10 | $1,345.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE US EXAM ABDO BACK WALL COMP | $780.80 | $976.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE US Retroperitoneal Complete | $782.40 | $815.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Us Retroperitoneal Complete | $787.00 | $874.00 | — source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Us Retroperitoneal Comp | $810.00 | $900.00 | — source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE ULTRASOUND RETROPERITONEU | $813.60 | $904.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Us Aorta | $821.00 | $912.00 | — source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE RETROPERITONEAL-COMPLETE | $833.40 | $926.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $836.40 | $1,020.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB RADIANT-US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $858.36 | $1,430.60 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Us Retroperit B-scan/real Time Complete | $861.00 | $861.00 | — source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $877.20 | $1,020.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $887.25 | $887.25 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $890.00 | $890.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $893.70 | $993.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE All Outpatient Services | $965.00 | $965.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Us Renal Comp | $970.00 | $970.00 | — source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Us Kidney Bladder | $995.00 | $995.00 | — source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Us Aorta Complete | $997.00 | $1,049.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE COMPLETE ULTRASOUND SCAN BEHIND ABDOMINAL CAVITY | $1,026.00 | $1,080.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $1,037.96 | $1,153.29 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Us Retroperitoneal Complete | $1,044.00 | $1,044.00 | — source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Us Retroperitoneal Complete | $1,058.00 | $1,058.00 | — source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $1,074.60 | $1,194.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $1,086.00 | $1,086.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $1,095.00 | $1,095.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE US Retroperitoneal Comp | $1,121.00 | $1,121.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $1,170.00 | $1,170.00 | Aug 5, 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.
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 | 10 | $307.80 | $499.66 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $782.40 | $787.00 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $187.68 | $285.12 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $836.40 | $931.20 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $512.40 | $738.70 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $678.00 | $729.05 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $877.20 | $1,023.60 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $780.80 | $780.80 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $721.60 | $721.60 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $752.00 | $752.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $890.00 | $890.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $997.00 | $997.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $861.00 | $861.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $821.00 | $821.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $1,074.60 | $1,074.60 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $995.00 | $995.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $344.10 | $344.10 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $970.00 | $970.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $893.70 | $893.70 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $1,037.96 | $1,037.96 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $1,044.00 | $1,044.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $731.12 | $731.12 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $833.40 | $833.40 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $778.18 | $778.18 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $565.80 | $565.80 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $813.60 | $813.60 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $634.00 | $634.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $606.00 | $606.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $858.36 | $858.36 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $1,058.00 | $1,058.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $636.65 | $636.65 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $1,121.00 | $1,121.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $887.25 | $887.25 |
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
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Complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys in other states
- Alabama$394.80
- Alaska$960.50
- Arizona$421.32
- Arkansas$329.20
- California$847.60
- Colorado$673.29
- Connecticut$375.00
- Delaware$903.05
- District of Columbia$677.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,272.19
- Georgia$500.28
- Hawaii$643.65
- Idaho$468.00
- Illinois$806.93
- Indiana$501.00
- Iowa$607.93
- Kansas$399.70
- Kentucky$581.40
- Louisiana$288.30
- Maine$418.71
- Maryland$681.59
- Massachusetts$634.00
- Michigan$604.43
- Minnesota$516.36
- Mississippi$341.53
- Missouri$621.00
- Montana$501.31
- Nevada$900.69
- New Hampshire$620.00
- New Jersey$208.26
- New Mexico$527.31
- New York$421.58
- North Carolina$576.00
- North Dakota$435.75
- Ohio$709.20
- Oklahoma$467.21
- Oregon$566.15
- Pennsylvania$726.60
- Puerto Rico$137.50
- Rhode Island$455.00
- South Carolina$562.32
- South Dakota$880.80
- Tennessee$273.96
- Texas$719.40
- Utah$1,221.38
- Vermont$722.91
- Virginia$637.80
- Washington$618.80
- West Virginia$438.50
- Wisconsin$549.25
- Wyoming$605.94
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.