Heart catheterization in Nebraska

MS-DRG 287: Circulatory disorders except ami, with cardiac catheterization without mcc

$48,688typical hospital bill

$8,262typical amount paid

$6,917–$12,385range paid across 6 hospitals

Nebraska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $48,688 for this stay in 2024, about 5.9 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Kearney Regional Medical Center	Kearney	11	$48,513	$6,917
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital	Omaha	19	$44,049	$8,139
Bryan Medical Center	Lincoln	28	$48,862	$8,224
Great Plains Health	North Platte	17	$49,039	$8,300
Chi Health Good Samaritan	Kearney	11	$53,970	$9,845
The Nebraska Medical Center	Omaha	34	$48,131	$12,385

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.