Rapid flu test cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 31 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $21.12 to $185.75, with a median of $74.00. The lowest price is at Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center (Lincoln). The highest price is 8.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $74.00, is 23% above the US median of $60.40.
- That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.55).
- Nebraska ranks 38th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 31 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 87804. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$21.12Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
Median$74.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$185.75in Nebraska
Lowest saves$52.88vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center lowest Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC INFLUENZA AB | $21.12 | $44.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA INFLUENZA SWAB A | $22.50 | $30.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Sars-covid19/flu Ag Poct Kchs | $25.00 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC RAPID INFLUENZA 59 | $29.52 | $36.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC RAPID INFLUENZA 59 | $30.96 | $36.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC RAPID INFLUENZA | $31.16 | $38.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE INFLUENZA A OR B | $31.28 | $34.75 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB DET AG IA INFLUENZA IMM OPT | $34.35 | $50.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Cln Influenza A | $37.00 | $46.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC INFLUENZA AB | $39.56 | $86.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE INFLUENZA | $42.30 | $47.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Cl Influenza B Test | $43.00 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $52.00 | $80.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $52.00 | $80.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC INFLUENZA AB | $61.60 | $110.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Influenza A/b Ea Rapid | $74.00 | $92.00 | — source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Influenza A/b | $82.00 | $91.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $104.00 | $130.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Rapid Flu Poc | $115.00 | $115.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Influenza Antigen, Direct Optical | $116.00 | $116.00 | — source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Flu B Ag (Sofia) | $118.00 | $131.00 | — source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $126.00 | $140.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $128.50 | $128.50 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $136.24 | $136.24 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Influenza A/b [Rock] | $146.00 | $154.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC INFLUENZA AB | $162.11 | $377.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC INFLUENZA AB | $162.11 | $377.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC INFLUENZA AB | $162.11 | $377.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC INFLUENZA AB | $162.11 | $377.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Influenza A/b | $170.00 | $170.00 | — source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $185.75 | $185.75 | Jul 22, 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 | 7 | $22.50 | $162.11 |
| Lincoln, NE | 2 | $21.12 | $30.34 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $30.96 | $79.73 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $104.00 | $104.00 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $146.00 | $146.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $116.00 | $116.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $118.00 | $118.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $29.52 | $29.52 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $170.00 | $170.00 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $43.00 | $43.00 |
| Grand Island, NE | 1 | $61.60 | $61.60 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $115.00 | $115.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $136.24 | $136.24 |
| Kearney, NE | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Lexington, NE | 1 | $82.00 | $82.00 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $31.28 | $31.28 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $31.16 | $31.16 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $34.35 | $34.35 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $42.30 | $42.30 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $74.00 | $74.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $185.75 | $185.75 |
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 rapid flu test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid flu test explained.
Rapid flu test (influenza antigen) in other states
- Alabama$29.50
- Alaska$79.79
- Arizona$23.65
- Arkansas$47.45
- California$75.40
- Colorado$121.60
- Connecticut$42.35
- Delaware$34.20, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$83.89, 2 hospitals
- Florida$126.10
- Georgia$72.93
- Hawaii$93.10
- Idaho$69.00
- Illinois$71.52
- Indiana$52.42
- Iowa$48.19
- Kansas$68.40
- Kentucky$49.10
- Louisiana$23.21
- Maine$88.00
- Maryland$70.24
- Massachusetts$48.44
- Michigan$48.00
- Minnesota$61.44
- Mississippi$29.79
- Missouri$59.21
- Montana$56.06
- Nevada$62.19
- New Hampshire$130.85
- New Jersey$18.21
- New Mexico$50.90
- New York$41.15
- North Carolina$50.35
- North Dakota$84.00
- Ohio$65.65
- Oklahoma$54.70
- Oregon$73.27
- Pennsylvania$54.86
- Puerto Rico$44.79
- Rhode Island$31.20
- South Carolina$85.50
- South Dakota$79.65
- Tennessee$37.26
- Texas$93.18
- Utah$42.17
- Vermont$46.00
- Virginia$84.35
- Washington$67.90
- West Virginia$46.50
- Wisconsin$52.81
- Wyoming$65.31
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.