Pender Community Hospital prices. From its own published file.

Pender Community Hospital in Pender, 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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$869cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $3,131)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$243	$424	$263–$540
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$357	$628	$386–$802
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$555	$923	$601–$1,145
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$184	$216	$199–$207
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$167	$197	$181–$189
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$128	$151	$139–$145
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$20.00	$29.50	$22.00–$34.00
Urinalysis `81001`	$58.00	$68.00	$63.00–$65.00
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$247	$291	$268–$279
EKG tracing `93005`	$85.00	$190	$92.00–$269
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$51.00	$90.00	$55.00–$357
CT head without contrast `70450`	$1,752	$2,061	$1,896–$1,979
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$4,157	$4,891	$4,500–$4,695
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$3,014	$3,546	$3,262–$3,404
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$847	$1,005	$916–$973
IV push, single drug `96374`	$220	$261	$238–$252
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$342	$404	$370–$389
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$26.00	$30.00	$28.00–$29.00
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$1,271	$2,017	$1,375–$2,437
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$439	$1,183	$475–$2,384
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$869	$3,131	$940–$5,325
Vaginal delivery, routine care `59400`	$2,795	$4,209	$3,025–$4,925

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: Pender Community Hospital price transparency page.

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