Major Chest Procedures with Mcc in Nebraska

MS-DRG 163: Major chest procedures with mcc

$128,460typical hospital bill

$39,784typical amount paid

$30,044–$52,295range paid across 5 hospitals

Nebraska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $128,460 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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
Chi Health Good Samaritan	Kearney	12	$116,657	$30,044
Bryan Medical Center	Lincoln	37	$119,225	$35,859
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital	Omaha	26	$128,460	$39,784
Chi Health Bergan Mercy	Omaha	14	$214,404	$50,565
The Nebraska Medical Center	Omaha	32	$201,906	$52,295

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.