US Health Care Costs

Extracranial Procedures with Cc in Nebraska

MS-DRG 038: Extracranial procedures with cc

$40,612typical hospital bill
$11,796typical amount paid
$10,312–$11,859range paid across 3 hospitals

Nebraska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $40,612 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
Chi Health Nebraska HeartLincoln14$38,760$10,312
Bryan Medical CenterLincoln39$42,274$11,796
The Nebraska Methodist HospitalOmaha11$40,612$11,859

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.