US Health Care Costs

Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Nebraska

MS-DRG 039: Extracranial procedures without cc/mcc

$33,748typical hospital bill
$8,513typical amount paid
$7,776–$9,250range paid across 2 hospitals

Nebraska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,748 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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 HeartLincoln16$29,626$7,776
Bryan Medical CenterLincoln68$37,869$9,250

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.