BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER
LINCOLN, NE 68506 · Acute Care Hospitals
215 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
215
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
5.1x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Above 90th Percentile
0%
Compared to NE hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER lists chargemaster rates that average 5.1x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 215 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in NE has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 4.6x, with ratios across the state ranging from 2.8x to 7.0x. At 5.1x, this facility’s average ratio is above the state median. 24 hospitals in NE report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER is ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITH MCC (DRG 896). The listed chargemaster rate is $84,306, while Medicare reimburses $9,378 for the same procedure — a ratio of 9.0x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER is a voluntary non-profit - private acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 3/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITH MCC | 896 | $84,306 | $9,378 | 9.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $47,396 | $5,419 | 8.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $82,900 | $9,588 | 8.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $31,782 | $3,779 | 8.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH MCC | 085 | $107,397 | $13,487 | 8.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $28,676 | $3,705 | 7.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $32,364 | $4,195 | 7.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $41,501 | $5,394 | 7.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $63,717 | $8,541 | 7.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $29,179 | $3,921 | 7.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $54,770 | $7,398 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 087 | $31,457 | $4,269 | 7.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $45,117 | $6,129 | 7.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $78,173 | $10,687 | 7.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $37,043 | $5,263 | 7.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $45,550 | $6,509 | 7.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $33,945 | $4,848 | 7.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $21,743 | $3,113 | 7.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $66,559 | $9,530 | 7.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 062 | $74,890 | $11,000 | 6.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $67,696 | $9,982 | 6.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $110,168 | $16,597 | 6.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 517 | $55,803 | $8,421 | 6.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $27,367 | $4,137 | 6.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $51,345 | $7,766 | 6.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC | 206 | $31,511 | $4,853 | 6.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $37,763 | $5,817 | 6.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $26,354 | $4,104 | 6.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $232,934 | $37,063 | 6.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WITH MCC | 196 | $68,212 | $10,936 | 6.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $99,119 | $15,901 | 6.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC | 947 | $47,354 | $7,681 | 6.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $37,255 | $6,070 | 6.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| PLEURAL EFFUSION WITH MCC | 186 | $55,372 | $9,074 | 6.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $48,195 | $7,909 | 6.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $40,833 | $6,771 | 6.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $28,089 | $4,712 | 6.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $33,257 | $5,621 | 5.9x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| LIMB REATTACHMENT, HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA | 956 | $131,328 | $22,236 | 5.9x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $25,709 | $4,381 | 5.9x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $184,869 | $31,738 | 5.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITH CC | 501 | $53,991 | $9,333 | 5.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $41,158 | $7,270 | 5.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $44,448 | $7,871 | 5.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $35,673 | $6,331 | 5.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $17,792 | $3,167 | 5.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $54,797 | $9,777 | 5.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $29,615 | $5,286 | 5.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| COMPLICATED PEPTIC ULCER WITH MCC | 380 | $68,210 | $12,194 | 5.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MC | 024 | $143,803 | $25,715 | 5.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across NE hospitals
24 hospitals in NE report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 5.1x places it at the upper-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER
How much does BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER's listed chargemaster rates average 5.1x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 215 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER is ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITH MCC (DRG 896), with a listed charge of $84,306 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $9,378 — a ratio of 9.0x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER expensive compared to other NE hospitals?
BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 5.1x. Ratios vary significantly across NE hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER in LINCOLN, NE accept Medicare?
BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.