Spirometry cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for spirometry (breathing test): from $57.75 to $1,064.25, with a median of $288.60. The lowest price is at Saunders Medical Center (Wahoo). The highest price is 18.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $288.60, is 18% above the US median of $245.50.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Nebraska ranks 34th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 11 of 48 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 94010. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$57.75Saunders Medical Center
Median$288.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,064.25in Nebraska
Lowest saves$230.85vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders Medical Center lowest Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA SPIROMETER PRETEST ONLY | $57.75 | $77.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE 94010 Spirometry, W/ Graphic Record, Total/timed Vital Capacity, Expiratory Flow Rate Measurement(s) | $62.00 | $88.00 | — source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $97.00 | $97.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA RT- Peak Flow Measurement | $101.88 | $283.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Peak Flow Measurement-94010 | $113.22 | $306.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE SPIROMETRY INDUSTRIAL | $115.00 | $115.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC SPIROMETRY | $177.59 | $413.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC SPIROMETRY | $177.59 | $413.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC SPIROMETRY | $177.59 | $413.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC SPIROMETRY | $177.59 | $413.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC SPIROMETRY | $191.36 | $416.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC SPIROMETRY | $198.72 | $414.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $201.50 | $310.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $201.50 | $310.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE RT FVC Charge | $211.65 | $249.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $216.80 | $271.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC SPIROMETRY | $234.08 | $418.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Spirometry Pre And Post Bronchodilator | $249.00 | $311.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC SPIROMETRY | $255.20 | $440.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Spirometry W/o Broncho Di | $259.00 | $324.00 | — source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Spirometry Basic | $270.00 | $300.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $277.60 | $347.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE Pulmonary Function Test - Complete | $284.16 | $296.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE SPIROMETRY W/O MAX VOL VE | $286.20 | $318.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB SPIROMETRY W/O BRNCHDILATR-PUL | $291.00 | $485.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE 94010 Pulmonary Function Charge | $293.00 | $326.00 | — source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE BREATHING CAPACITY TEST | $293.60 | $367.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE 94010 Spirometry Charge | $306.00 | $340.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE RT SPIROMETRY | $317.00 | $317.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE SPIROMETRY | $324.68 | $360.75 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE SPIROMETRY W VITAL CAP W/WO VENT | $328.75 | $521.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC SPIROMETRY | $328.82 | $401.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $332.00 | $332.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Rt Incentive Spirometry Initial Charge | $334.00 | $352.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC SPIROMETRY | $341.12 | $416.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $343.80 | $382.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC SPIROMETRY | $344.86 | $401.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Spirometry | $350.00 | $350.00 | — source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Spirometry/wo Bronco Dilator | $350.00 | $437.00 | — source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE 94010 Spirometry Charge | $354.00 | $354.00 | — source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE RT SPIROMETRY/PRE ONLY | $356.00 | $356.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $364.50 | $405.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE 94010 Spirometry Charge | $388.00 | $388.00 | — source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE 94010 Pulm Function W/o Bd Charge | $396.00 | $396.00 | — source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $414.28 | $460.31 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Pedi Pulmonary Function Test | $423.00 | $423.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE TEST TO MEASURE EXPIRATORY AIRFLOW AND VOLUME | $455.05 | $479.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $1,064.25 | $1,064.25 | 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.
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 | 9 | $57.75 | $177.59 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $270.00 | $284.16 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $191.36 | $198.72 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $328.82 | $391.94 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $234.08 | $275.54 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $249.00 | $252.10 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $293.60 | $293.60 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $277.60 | $277.60 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $350.00 | $350.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $356.00 | $356.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $334.00 | $334.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $423.00 | $423.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $293.00 | $293.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $364.50 | $364.50 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $396.00 | $396.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $113.22 | $113.22 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $350.00 | $350.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $343.80 | $343.80 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $414.28 | $414.28 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $354.00 | $354.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $97.00 | $97.00 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $324.68 | $324.68 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $341.12 | $341.12 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $344.86 | $344.86 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $328.75 | $328.75 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $286.20 | $286.20 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $259.00 | $259.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $291.00 | $291.00 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $388.00 | $388.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $211.65 | $211.65 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $115.00 | $115.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $1,064.25 | $1,064.25 |
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 spirometry is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Spirometry explained.
Spirometry (breathing test) in other states
- Alabama$172.56
- Alaska$426.49
- Arizona$193.70
- Arkansas$155.74
- California$381.15
- Colorado$304.50
- Connecticut$317.90
- Delaware$383.88
- District of Columbia$391.90, 3 hospitals
- Florida$301.18
- Georgia$245.43
- Hawaii$296.50
- Idaho$245.25
- Illinois$297.10
- Indiana$244.99
- Iowa$200.35
- Kansas$304.80
- Kentucky$228.00
- Louisiana$127.55
- Maine$142.40
- Maryland$245.31
- Massachusetts$405.00
- Michigan$202.96
- Minnesota$158.83
- Mississippi$133.78
- Missouri$231.35
- Montana$152.75
- Nevada$282.42
- New Hampshire$196.84
- New Jersey$186.36
- New Mexico$178.20
- New York$222.18
- North Carolina$245.50
- North Dakota$138.47
- Ohio$309.98
- Oklahoma$215.52
- Oregon$251.82
- Pennsylvania$301.20
- Puerto Rico$142.50, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$241.00
- South Carolina$232.77
- South Dakota$318.40
- Tennessee$144.64
- Texas$356.85
- Utah$586.60
- Vermont$312.55
- Virginia$260.45
- Washington$248.37
- West Virginia$207.19
- Wisconsin$279.50
- Wyoming$224.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.