US Health Care Costs

Other Respiratory System O.r. Procedures with Mcc in Nebraska

MS-DRG 166: Other respiratory system o.r. procedures with mcc

$83,653typical hospital bill
$31,090typical amount paid
$25,294–$36,886range paid across 2 hospitals

Nebraska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $83,653 for this stay in 2024, about 2.7 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 CenterLincoln11$87,004$25,294
The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha16$80,302$36,886

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.