US Health Care Costs

Cellulitis with Mcc in Nebraska

MS-DRG 602: Cellulitis with mcc

$33,667typical hospital bill
$10,871typical amount paid
$10,691–$15,494range paid across 3 hospitals

Nebraska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,667 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Bryan Medical CenterLincoln34$33,667$10,691
The Nebraska Methodist HospitalOmaha19$35,170$10,871
The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha12$32,986$15,494

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.