US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc in Nebraska

MS-DRG 388: Gastrointestinal obstruction with mcc

$45,489typical hospital bill
$12,202typical amount paid
$11,148–$16,944range paid across 4 hospitals

Nebraska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $45,489 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Bryan Medical CenterLincoln32$32,859$11,148
Chi Health St. FrancisGrand Island12$38,243$11,499
The Nebraska Methodist HospitalOmaha19$54,312$12,905
The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha19$52,736$16,944

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.