Rotator Cuff Surgery Cost in Nebraska (2026)
Below-average pricing · Regional price parity: 96.5 · NE
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why rotator cuff surgery costs what it does in Nebraska.
Regional Price Parity
Nebraska's cost-of-living index sits at 96.5 — meaningfully below the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
16 facilities perform this procedure in Nebraska — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
At -3.5% below the national average ($15,000), Nebraska is a discount market. Often driven by lower overhead or less metro concentration — quality can still be excellent.
Rotator Cuff Surgery in Nebraska: What to Know
Nebraska offers excellent options for rotator cuff surgery. OrthoNebraska Hospital in Omaha is consistently recognized as the state's #1 Orthopedic Hospital by U.S. News. Nebraska Medicine's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, including UNMC, treats over 35,000 orthopedic patients annually, addressing rotator cuff and tendon tears with advanced techniques. Prairie Orthopaedic & Plastic Surgery even provides revision surgery in Lincoln, Omaha, and Grand Island for recurrent tears.
To potentially reduce costs, consider ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) like Nebraska Surgery Center in Lincoln, which often provide same-day surgical care at a lower cost than hospitals. Minimally invasive arthroscopic techniques are common throughout Nebraska and Iowa. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Nebraska
Rotator Cuff Surgery pricing in Nebraska comes in modestly under the US average. This is the typical expense structure.
Facility Fee
OR time and hospital staffing
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Total Estimated Cost
Nebraska all-in range
Financing Options
Many Nebraska clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $14,475 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Based on CMS Medicare data and regional price parities. Learn about our methodology →
Ranges adjusted for Nebraska's regional price parity (96.5). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Nebraska
Here are the highest-volume rotator cuff surgery providers in Nebraska. All rates come from CMS Medicare claims data — actual payments, not list prices.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Orthonebraska Hospital | Omaha | $1,380 | $1,097 | 132 |
| Methodist Hospital | Omaha | $1,369 | $1,084 | 95 |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Llc | Omaha | $1,363 | $1,078 | 81 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha | $1,354 | $1,076 | 75 |
| Columbus Community Hospital, Inc | Columbus | $1,388 | $1,106 | 58 |
| Kearney Regional Medical Center | Kearney | $1,275 | $1,010 | 48 |
| Methodist Fremont Health | Fremont | $1,341 | $1,064 | 39 |
| Bellevue Medical Center, Llc | Bellevue | $1,345 | $1,064 | 31 |
| Chi Health Immanuel | Omaha | $1,380 | $1,096 | 28 |
| Regional West Medical Center | Scottsbluff | $1,388 | $1,095 | 27 |
Rotator Cuff Surgery Cost in Nearby States
Neighboring states offer a range of rotator cuff surgery pricing. Nebraska falls in the middle of the pack.
Expert Answers for Nebraska Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to Nebraska.
Compare Nebraska with any other state
See national pricing, all 50 state comparisons, and detailed cost factors in the main rotator cuff surgery cost guide.
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How we calculate rotator cuff surgery costs in Nebraska
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for Nebraska's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.