Brown County Hospital prices. From its own published file.

Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, NE publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

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$1,541cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $9,289)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$126	$397	$65.00–$1,252
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$215	$616	$110–$1,890
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$311	$966	$160–$3,034
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$140	$186	$6.00–$372
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$127	$169	$5.00–$338
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$87.00	$116	$5.00–$232
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$8.00	$23.50	$3.00–$74.00
Urinalysis `81001`	$54.00	$72.00	$3.00–$144
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$187	$249	$7.00–$498
EKG tracing `93005`	$271	$361	$14.00–$722
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$251	$334	$32.00–$668
CT head without contrast `70450`	$1,825	$2,433	$147–$4,866
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$3,731	$4,975	$477–$9,950
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$2,957	$3,943	$328–$7,886
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$738	$984	$121–$1,968
IV push, single drug `96374`	$224	$298	$66.00–$596
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$318	$424	$57.00–$848
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$680	$3,571	$153–$12,470
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$754	$4,326	$115–$15,294
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$1,541	$9,289	$468–$33,046

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Brown County Hospital price transparency page.

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Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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