The Nebraska Medical Center
The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha charges 4.7x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 190 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit-private hospital.
Omaha, NE 68198 · 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
4.66x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
17.22x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
190
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
1.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $347,605 | $173,802 | — | 17.2x |
| ORGANIC DISTURBANCES AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | 884 | $137,064 | $68,532 | — | 12.7x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $56,241 | $28,120 | — | 7.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $124,890 | $62,445 | — | 7.2x |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $123,442 | $61,721 | — | 7x |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $56,681 | $28,340 | — | 6.8x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC | 206 | $50,873 | $25,437 | — | 6.7x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 166 | $226,617 | $113,309 | — | 6.6x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC | 907 | $261,078 | $130,539 | — | 6.5x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $55,514 | $27,757 | — | 6.2x |
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $88,280 | $44,140 | — | 6.2x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $71,756 | $35,878 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH MCC | 183 | $76,073 | $38,037 | — | 6x |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $184,966 | $92,483 | — | 5.9x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $49,232 | $24,616 | — | 5.8x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES | 264 | $160,400 | $80,200 | — | 5.6x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $59,925 | $29,963 | — | 5.6x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $73,075 | $36,538 | — | 5.6x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $193,210 | $96,605 | — | 5.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $43,056 | $21,528 | — | 5.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $95,585 | $47,792 | — | 5.5x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $94,668 | $47,334 | — | 5.5x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $118,541 | $59,271 | — | 5.5x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $223,950 | $111,975 | — | 5.5x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $82,024 | $41,012 | — | 5.5x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $69,730 | $34,865 | — | 5.4x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $101,290 | $50,645 | — | 5.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $33,235 | $16,618 | — | 5.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $29,647 | $14,823 | — | 5.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $116,945 | $58,472 | — | 5.3x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $36,801 | $18,400 | — | 5.3x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $121,040 | $60,520 | — | 5.3x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $32,818 | $16,409 | — | 5.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $31,969 | $15,985 | — | 5.2x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $174,871 | $87,436 | — | 5.2x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 326 | $240,027 | $120,014 | — | 5.2x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $50,626 | $25,313 | — | 5.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $79,212 | $39,606 | — | 5.1x |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 808 | $97,839 | $48,919 | — | 5.1x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $81,629 | $40,815 | — | 5.1x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 674 | $91,457 | $45,729 | — | 5.1x |
| ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC | 614 | $88,725 | $44,363 | — | 5.1x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 840 | $140,885 | $70,442 | — | 5.1x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITHOUT MCC | 918 | $27,391 | $13,695 | — | 5.1x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $56,193 | $28,096 | — | 5.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 273 | $163,014 | $81,507 | — | 5.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $42,832 | $21,416 | — | 5.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $55,540 | $27,770 | — | 5.1x |
| WOUND DEBRIDEMENT AND SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT HAND FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE D | 464 | $119,132 | $59,566 | — | 5.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $101,540 | $50,770 | — | 5x |
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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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