THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
OMAHA, NE 68198 · Acute Care Hospitals
190 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
190
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
4.7x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Above 90th Percentile
2%
Compared to NE hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER lists chargemaster rates that average 4.7x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 190 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 4.7x, 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 THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652). The listed chargemaster rate is $347,605, while Medicare reimburses $20,182 for the same procedure — a ratio of 17.2x (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.
3 of 190 procedures (2%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other NE hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
THE NEBRASKA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $347,605 | $20,182 | 17.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ORGANIC DISTURBANCES AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | 884 | $137,064 | $10,834 | 12.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $56,241 | $7,492 | 7.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $124,890 | $17,390 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $123,442 | $17,623 | 7.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $56,681 | $8,374 | 6.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC | 206 | $50,873 | $7,552 | 6.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 166 | $226,617 | $34,287 | 6.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC | 907 | $261,078 | $40,385 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $55,514 | $8,952 | 6.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $88,280 | $14,283 | 6.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $71,756 | $11,763 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH MCC | 183 | $76,073 | $12,675 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $184,966 | $31,512 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $49,232 | $8,443 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES | 264 | $160,400 | $28,469 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $59,925 | $10,691 | 5.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $73,075 | $13,057 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $193,210 | $34,667 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $43,056 | $7,763 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $95,585 | $17,331 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $94,668 | $17,212 | 5.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $118,541 | $21,610 | 5.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $223,950 | $40,796 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $82,024 | $14,976 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $69,730 | $12,869 | 5.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $101,290 | $18,779 | 5.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $33,235 | $6,161 | 5.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $29,647 | $5,511 | 5.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $116,945 | $21,912 | 5.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $36,801 | $6,910 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $121,040 | $22,736 | 5.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $32,818 | $6,266 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $174,871 | $33,485 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $31,969 | $6,125 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 326 | $240,027 | $46,516 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $50,626 | $9,817 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $79,212 | $15,402 | 5.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 808 | $97,839 | $19,037 | 5.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $81,629 | $16,018 | 5.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 674 | $91,457 | $17,928 | 5.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 840 | $140,885 | $27,661 | 5.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC | 614 | $88,725 | $17,442 | 5.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITHOUT MCC | 918 | $27,391 | $5,391 | 5.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $42,832 | $8,440 | 5.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $56,193 | $11,076 | 5.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 273 | $163,014 | $32,161 | 5.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $55,540 | $10,980 | 5.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| WOUND DEBRIDEMENT AND SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT HAND FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE D | 464 | $119,132 | $23,611 | 5.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $101,540 | $20,185 | 5.0x | 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 4.7x places it at the lower-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
How much does THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER's listed chargemaster rates average 4.7x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 190 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 THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652), with a listed charge of $347,605 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $20,182 — a ratio of 17.2x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER expensive compared to other NE hospitals?
THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 4.7x. 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 THE NEBRASKA 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 THE NEBRASKA 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 THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER in OMAHA, NE accept Medicare?
THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.