US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc in Nebraska

MS-DRG 390: Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc

$19,850typical hospital bill
$5,173typical amount paid
$4,749–$5,723range paid across 3 hospitals

Nebraska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $19,850 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
The Nebraska Methodist HospitalOmaha27$16,546$4,749
Bryan Medical CenterLincoln16$19,850$5,173
Regional West Medical CenterScottsbluff11$22,594$5,723

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.