US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc in Nebraska

MS-DRG 025: Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with mcc

$116,070typical hospital bill
$33,248typical amount paid
$31,141–$55,537range paid across 5 hospitals

Nebraska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $116,070 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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
Chi Health Good SamaritanKearney14$116,070$31,141
The Nebraska Methodist HospitalOmaha24$79,966$32,395
Bryan Medical CenterLincoln53$101,597$33,248
Chi Health Bergan MercyOmaha44$222,331$47,001
The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha57$193,384$55,537

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.