Chi Health St. Elizabeth
CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln, NE charges 4.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 31 analyzed procedures, making it essential to understand potential costs before receiving care.
Lincoln, NE 68510 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.25x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
6.13x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
31
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
3.2%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $37,641 | $18,821 | — | 6.1x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $25,490 | $12,745 | — | 5.9x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $44,929 | $22,465 | — | 5.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $45,742 | $22,871 | — | 5.6x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $27,741 | $13,871 | — | 5.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $32,064 | $16,032 | — | 5.2x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $42,322 | $21,161 | — | 4.9x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $25,099 | $12,549 | — | 4.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $63,327 | $31,663 | — | 4.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $29,925 | $14,962 | — | 4.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $26,549 | $13,274 | — | 4.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $56,664 | $28,332 | — | 4.3x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $51,174 | $25,587 | — | 4.2x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $22,412 | $11,206 | — | 4.1x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $49,093 | $24,546 | — | 4.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $51,093 | $25,547 | — | 4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $193,786 | $96,893 | — | 4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $136,943 | $68,471 | — | 4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $39,167 | $19,584 | — | 3.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $112,852 | $56,426 | — | 3.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $34,356 | $17,178 | — | 3.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $29,126 | $14,563 | — | 3.8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $50,312 | $25,156 | — | 3.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $42,521 | $21,261 | — | 3.6x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $108,224 | $54,112 | — | 3.5x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $100,887 | $50,444 | — | 3.5x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $62,048 | $31,024 | — | 3.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $65,075 | $32,538 | — | 3.4x |
| FULL THICKNESS BURN WITH SKIN GRAFT OR INHALATION INJURY WITH CC/MCC | 928 | $174,881 | $87,440 | — | 3.2x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $68,256 | $34,128 | — | 3.2x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $117,279 | $58,640 | — | 3x |
How CHI HEALTH ST. ELIZABETH compares to nearby hospitals
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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