US Health Care Costs

Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale in Nebraska

MS-DRG 175: Pulmonary embolism with mcc or acute cor pulmonale

$47,928typical hospital bill
$12,116typical amount paid
$10,566–$22,509range paid across 7 hospitals

Nebraska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $47,928 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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 HospitalOmaha24$34,314$10,566
Bryan Medical CenterLincoln46$38,552$11,051
Chi Health LakesideOmaha20$49,820$11,662
Chi Health Good SamaritanKearney12$55,121$12,116
Regional West Medical CenterScottsbluff20$47,928$12,555
Great Plains HealthNorth Platte14$40,008$13,447
The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha20$103,828$22,509

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.