AST liver test cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $9.81 to $168.00, with a median of $61.42. The lowest price is at Banner Ogallala Community Hospital (Ogallala). The highest price is 17.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $61.42, is 57% above the US median of $39.09.
- That is 11.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- Nebraska ranks 46th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 51 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 84450. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$9.81Banner Ogallala Community Hospital
Median$61.42half of hospitals charge less
Highest$168.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$51.61vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital lowest Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB TRANSFERASE AMINO ASPARTATE | $9.81 | $16.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Ast Pspc (Kse Addon) | $11.00 | $11.00 | — source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE TRANSAMINASE,(GOT) - MC | $12.38 | $13.75 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC TRANSERS AST SGOT | $13.94 | $17.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMI | $14.40 | $16.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC TRANSERS AST SGOT | $14.62 | $17.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC TRANSERS AST SGOT | $14.76 | $18.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $15.30 | $17.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC AST SGOT | $16.10 | $35.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Aspartate Aminotransferase | $16.20 | $45.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $24.00 | $32.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC AST SGOT | $40.60 | $70.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $41.60 | $52.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC AST SGOT | $45.12 | $94.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC AST SGOT | $46.44 | $108.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC AST SGOT | $46.44 | $108.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC AST SGOT | $46.44 | $108.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC AST SGOT | $46.44 | $108.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC AST SGOT | $47.60 | $85.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Aspartate Aminotransferase | $51.00 | $60.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Aspartate Aminotransferase | $53.00 | $76.00 | — source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Aspartate Aminotransferase | $54.00 | $68.00 | — source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE Aspartate Aminotransferase | $55.49 | $57.80 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Transaminase Sgot | $56.00 | $70.00 | — source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE **Clinic Ast/sgot | $57.00 | $63.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Aspartate Aminotransferase | $61.42 | $166.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $61.44 | $68.27 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA SGOT AST | $61.50 | $82.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB AST(SGOT) | $62.40 | $104.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Aspartate Aminotransferase | $64.00 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Chg Transferase Aspartate Amino Ast Sgot | $67.00 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Ast | $67.00 | $99.00 | — source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Ast | $70.00 | $87.00 | — source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $70.98 | $70.98 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $71.00 | $71.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $72.20 | $76.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Ast | $77.00 | $85.00 | — source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Ast | $77.00 | $85.00 | — source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $77.00 | $77.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $80.00 | $100.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE SGOT/AST | $81.00 | $81.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $82.40 | $103.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE All Outpatient Services | $83.00 | $83.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Ast | $86.00 | $86.00 | — source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Aspartate Aminotransferase | $98.00 | $98.00 | — source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $101.40 | $156.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $101.40 | $156.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $103.50 | $115.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE AST | $119.00 | $119.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $127.75 | $127.75 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Aspartate Aminotransferase | $168.00 | $168.00 | — 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 | $16.20 | $46.44 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $55.49 | $57.00 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $16.10 | $45.12 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $13.94 | $43.07 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $47.60 | $65.30 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $40.60 | $47.30 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $14.62 | $45.81 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $82.40 | $82.40 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $81.00 | $81.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $64.00 | $64.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $77.00 | $77.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $103.50 | $103.50 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $53.00 | $53.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $98.00 | $98.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $61.42 | $61.42 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $86.00 | $86.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $15.30 | $15.30 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $61.44 | $61.44 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $70.98 | $70.98 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $12.38 | $12.38 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $14.76 | $14.76 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $9.81 | $9.81 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $14.40 | $14.40 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $62.40 | $62.40 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $119.00 | $119.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $127.75 | $127.75 |
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 AST liver test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: AST liver test explained.
AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test in other states
- Alabama$34.05
- Alaska$53.00
- Arizona$26.80
- Arkansas$18.52
- California$45.36
- Colorado$59.92
- Connecticut$27.85
- Delaware$84.00
- District of Columbia$58.73, 3 hospitals
- Florida$54.60
- Georgia$31.20
- Hawaii$50.05
- Idaho$36.90
- Illinois$55.00
- Indiana$29.00
- Iowa$42.80
- Kansas$35.85
- Kentucky$62.25
- Louisiana$19.54
- Maine$32.60
- Maryland$5.75
- Massachusetts$35.00
- Michigan$22.00
- Minnesota$50.01
- Mississippi$27.30
- Missouri$46.63
- Montana$50.35
- Nevada$60.90
- New Hampshire$52.68
- New Jersey$5.96
- New Mexico$61.39
- New York$24.00
- North Carolina$45.50
- North Dakota$41.40
- Ohio$25.20
- Oklahoma$37.49
- Oregon$28.50
- Pennsylvania$36.20
- Puerto Rico$19.15
- Rhode Island$34.00
- South Carolina$44.40
- South Dakota$74.50
- Tennessee$26.70
- Texas$51.70
- Utah$120.30
- Vermont$63.00
- Virginia$49.70
- Washington$42.40
- West Virginia$30.50
- Wisconsin$47.45
- Wyoming$24.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.