Columbus Community Hospital prices. From its own published file.

Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus, 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.

4,514prices published

Mar 2026file last updated

$1,835cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $12,045)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$182	$920	$302–$311
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$251	$1,600	$462–$476
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$369	$2,345	$659–$679
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$190	$200	$10.56–$168
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$171	$180	$8.46–$147
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$114	$120	$7.77–$102
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$38.00	$41.80	$9.34–$34.31
Urinalysis `81001`	$50.35	$53.00	$3.17–$41.01
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$228	$270	$12.47–$215
EKG tracing `93005`	$358	$456	$65.29–$301
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$71.90	$436	$96.31–$269
CT head without contrast `70450`	$276	$2,240	$116–$1,749
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$559	$4,871	$386–$3,480
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$419	$3,370	$264–$2,568
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$295	$1,020	$116–$864
IV push, single drug `96374`	$304	$334	$235–$242
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$504	$554	$235–$242
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$35.48	$37.35	$0.36–$0.37
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$14.39	$15.15	—
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$0.96	$1,990	$515–$1,060
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$0.96	$1.01	$375–$1,034
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$1,835	$12,045	$3,621–$3,730

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: Columbus Community Hospital price transparency page.

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