Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc in Nebraska

MS-DRG 233: Coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization or open ablation with mcc

$213,696typical hospital bill

$58,011typical amount paid

$55,291–$82,737range paid across 5 hospitals

Nebraska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $213,696 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Bryan Medical Center	Lincoln	49	$213,696	$55,291
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital	Omaha	19	$181,077	$56,514
Chi Health Nebraska Heart	Lincoln	13	$202,304	$58,011
Chi Health Bergan Mercy	Omaha	12	$314,376	$69,350
The Nebraska Medical Center	Omaha	17	$256,996	$82,737

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.