US Health Care Costs

Digestive Malignancy with Mcc in Nebraska

MS-DRG 374: Digestive malignancy with mcc

$57,134typical hospital bill
$16,919typical amount paid
$15,504–$22,106range paid across 3 hospitals

Nebraska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $57,134 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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 CenterLincoln14$48,579$15,504
The Nebraska Methodist HospitalOmaha16$57,134$16,919
The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha14$77,845$22,106

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.