Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications in Nebraska

MS-DRG 699: Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with cc

$25,915typical hospital bill

$7,814typical amount paid

$6,652–$14,701range paid across 5 hospitals

Nebraska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,915 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Bellevue Medical Center	Bellevue	12	$19,793	$6,652
Bryan Medical Center	Lincoln	41	$25,915	$7,744
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital	Omaha	26	$19,200	$7,814
Chi Health Bergan Mercy	Omaha	13	$29,106	$11,135
The Nebraska Medical Center	Omaha	41	$42,111	$14,701

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.