Butler County Health prices. From its own published file.

Butler County Health in David City, 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.

1,179prices published

—file last updated

$392cash price for emergency visit, highest (level 5) (list $1,091)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$141	$463	$64.00–$832
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$267	$781	$108–$1,373
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$392	$1,091	$157–$1,898
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$215	$215	$22.00–$211
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$184	$184	$17.00–$180
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$137	$137	$16.00–$134
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$48.00	$48.00	$4.00–$51.00
Urinalysis `81001`	$82.00	$82.00	$6.00–$80.00
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$311	$311	$23.00–$305
EKG tracing `93005`	$388	$388	$16.00–$411
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$433	$433	$70.00–$452
CT head without contrast `70450`	$2,542	$2,542	$258–$2,652
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$5,841	$5,841	$711–$6,093
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$4,141	$4,141	$493–$4,319
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$1,059	$1,059	$272–$1,105
IV push, single drug `96374`	$415	$415	$73.00–$440
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$380	$380	$71.00–$403
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$4,673	$4,673	$433–$4,954
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$6,734	$6,734	$325–$7,139
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$15,583	$15,583	$1,226–$16,521

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: Butler County Health price transparency page.

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Billed above the posted cash priceIf you're paying yourself, ask the hospital to apply its published cash price.
Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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