Level 1 ER visit cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 49 hospitals publish a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $84.96 to $375.00, with a median of $207.00. The lowest price is at Nebraska Methodist Hospital (Omaha). The highest price is 4.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $207.00, is 7% below the US median of $222.62.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($86.15).
- Nebraska ranks 20th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 49 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 99281. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$84.96Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Median$207.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$375.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$122.04vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital lowest Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Level 1 Focused | $84.96 | $236.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional | $88.08 | $88.08 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE 99281level 1 | $104.00 | $155.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Level 1 Focused | $111.37 | $301.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional | $125.00 | $125.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC ER LEVEL 1 CEN | $146.72 | $262.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE 99281 - ED Level 1 BCE | $152.15 | $179.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Er Level 1 | $155.00 | $228.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC ER LEVEL 1 CEN | $156.09 | $363.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC ER LEVEL 1 CEN | $156.09 | $363.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC ER LEVEL 1 CEN | $156.09 | $363.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC ER LEVEL 1 CEN | $156.09 | $363.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE 99281 Ed Visit For E&m Patient, Lev 1, May Not Req Presence Of Physician Or Other, Cc | $162.00 | $232.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional | $168.25 | $210.31 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Er Serv Fee Lvl 1 | $173.00 | $216.00 | — source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE 99281 Level 1 - ED Visit | $173.76 | $181.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional | $174.60 | $194.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA ER LEVEL I | $177.75 | $237.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC ER LEVEL 1 CEN | $181.44 | $378.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional | $181.60 | $227.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC ER LEVEL 1 CEN | $185.32 | $226.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Er Level I | $188.00 | $235.00 | — source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE 99281level 1 | $198.00 | $208.00 | — source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE 99281 Nursing Visit Level 1 Charge | $205.00 | $228.00 | — source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE EMERGENCY ROOM BRIEF | $207.00 | $230.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE ER LEVEL 1 | $208.80 | $232.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE 99281 Fac Ed Level 1 -Room Charge | $211.00 | $234.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC ER LEVEL 1 CEN | $219.76 | $268.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE ER VISIT -1 | $224.00 | $224.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Er Visit Straightfwd Problem Level I | $229.00 | $229.00 | — source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB EMERG-LEVEL 1 | $229.20 | $382.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC ER LEVEL 1 CEN | $230.48 | $268.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE All Outpatient Services | $236.00 | $236.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC ER LEVEL 1 CEN | $245.34 | $423.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Emergency Rm 25 Focused | $249.00 | $277.00 | — source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional | $254.70 | $283.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE 99281 Ed Visit For E&m Patient, Lev 1, May Not Req Presence Of Physician Or Other, Cc | $258.00 | $258.00 | — source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional | $260.00 | $400.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional | $260.00 | $400.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE 99281 Ed Visit For E&m Patient, Lev 1, May Not Req Presence Of Physician Or Other, Cc | $265.00 | $265.00 | — source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE 99281 Ed Medical Screening Examtech | $288.00 | $288.00 | — source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional | $290.00 | $290.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE ED VISIT LEVEL 1 | $293.00 | $200.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT FOR PROBLEM OF MILD SEVERITY | $299.25 | $315.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE 99281 FAC ED Level 1 -Room Charge | $312.00 | $312.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional | $316.11 | $351.23 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE EMR DPT VST MAYX REQ PHY/QHP | $335.20 | $419.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional | $354.00 | $354.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Category I (Brief) 2 | $375.00 | $375.00 | — 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.
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 | $84.96 | $156.09 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $173.76 | $211.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $219.76 | $259.50 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $146.72 | $191.36 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $104.00 | $174.67 |
| Lincoln, NE | 2 | $125.00 | $153.22 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $230.48 | $260.24 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $335.20 | $335.20 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $181.60 | $181.60 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $188.00 | $188.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $224.00 | $224.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $198.00 | $198.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $229.00 | $229.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $205.00 | $205.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $174.60 | $174.60 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $162.00 | $162.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $265.00 | $265.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $111.37 | $111.37 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $375.00 | $375.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $254.70 | $254.70 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $316.11 | $316.11 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $288.00 | $288.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $88.08 | $88.08 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $207.00 | $207.00 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $185.32 | $185.32 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $293.00 | $293.00 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $208.80 | $208.80 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $155.00 | $155.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $173.00 | $173.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $229.20 | $229.20 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $258.00 | $258.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $152.15 | $152.15 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $354.00 | $354.00 |
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 level 1 ER visit is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Level 1 ER visit explained.
Emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor in other states
- Alabama$143.00
- Alaska$371.28
- Arizona$249.12
- Arkansas$179.40
- California$420.68
- Colorado$254.58
- Connecticut$557.50
- Delaware$408.02
- District of Columbia$409.70, 3 hospitals
- Florida$495.62
- Georgia$231.28
- Hawaii$374.60
- Idaho$223.60
- Illinois$224.00
- Indiana$217.70
- Iowa$181.50
- Kansas$209.77
- Kentucky$199.16
- Louisiana$133.19
- Maine$105.61
- Maryland$132.02
- Massachusetts$416.33
- Michigan$186.50
- Minnesota$203.65
- Mississippi$103.74
- Missouri$238.55
- Montana$208.80
- Nevada$329.08
- New Hampshire$192.09
- New Jersey$218.39
- New Mexico$201.00
- New York$249.31
- North Carolina$190.70
- North Dakota$177.00
- Ohio$312.00
- Oklahoma$163.25
- Oregon$238.55
- Pennsylvania$304.05
- Puerto Rico$1,005.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$314.40
- South Carolina$299.50
- South Dakota$274.40
- Tennessee$147.23
- Texas$233.36
- Utah$316.15
- Vermont$267.00
- Virginia$188.00
- Washington$251.94
- West Virginia$158.91
- Wisconsin$187.50
- Wyoming$259.83
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.