Nebraska / Bellevue Medical Center, LLC

CMS certification 280132 · Bellevue, NE

Bellevue Medical Center, LLC: charges and Medicare payments

Bellevue Medical Center, LLC reported 1,179 Medicare inpatient stays across 44 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.32 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Nebraska, number 6 of 22 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.9×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 84 stays at an average charge of $32,250, 43% below the national average. It also billed 1,156 outpatient services, charging 5.26 times what Medicare paid.

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  1. 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,179
  2. 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.32×
  3. 3Rank in NE (highest ratio = 1) 6 of 22
  4. 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
DRG 291$32,250DRG 189$44,993DRG 467$110,189DRG 871$56,947DRG 690$22,772DRG 193$36,146DRG 177$54,885DRG 522$64,526DRG 641$20,902DRG 309$18,863
Average charge per stay at Bellevue Medical Center, LLC, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 44 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Bellevue Medical Center, LLC charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRGStaysAvg chargevs USAvg paid
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC84$32,250-43%$8,796
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure68$44,993-22%$8,290
467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC63$110,189-30%$27,046
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC63$56,947-37%$12,974
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC57$22,772-40%$5,527
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC41$36,146-40%$8,808
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC39$54,885-22%$11,335
522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture...39$64,526-37%$14,030
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...39$20,902-44%$5,222
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC38$18,863-48%$4,971
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC35$26,591-45%$6,527
683 Renal Failure with CC35$20,251-50%$5,754
468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC34$87,008-30%$18,318
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...32$63,570-32%$13,961
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...31$23,546-41%$5,286
194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC30$26,665-31%$5,821
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...26$29,884-46%$6,798
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC26$38,197-24%$7,737
178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC23$39,797-12%$6,406
638 Diabetes with CC19$20,419-51%$6,472
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC19$31,533-36%$6,888
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC18$62,050-38%$13,601
603 Cellulitis without MCC18$22,667-39%$5,828
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC18$54,940-25%$11,528
552 Medical Back Problems without MCC17$22,746-53%$6,389
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...17$36,643-39%$8,740
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC17$31,771-38%$7,902
057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC16$25,900-54%$8,996
281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC16$37,004-27%$7,066
310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC16$16,936-41%$3,776
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC15$34,799-54%$9,800
286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...15$75,375-33%$18,307
418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC15$46,042-51%$11,130
948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC15$31,708-17%$5,654
389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC14$21,313-45%$5,259
483 Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper...14$88,129-30%$16,739
391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...13$38,929-36%$8,631
812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC13$29,665-33%$6,105
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...12$62,340-46%$17,074
372 Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections...12$28,975-39%$7,004
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC12$42,961-50%$10,883
699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC12$19,793-58%$6,652
884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability12$36,750-41%$11,491
282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC11$37,501-14%$6,999

Outpatient services

Against the Nebraska average

For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Bellevue Medical Center, LLC charged $32,250 on average, 13% less than the Nebraska average of $36,928, and was paid $8,796 against a state average of $10,527. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Bellevue Medical Center, LLC charged $44,993 on average, 1% less than the Nebraska average of $45,487, and was paid $8,290 against a state average of $11,083. For Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC (DRG 467), Bellevue Medical Center, LLC charged $110,189 on average, 2% more than the Nebraska average of $107,998, and was paid $27,046 against a state average of $26,442. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Bellevue Medical Center, LLC charged $56,947 on average, 1% less than the Nebraska average of $57,675, and was paid $12,974 against a state average of $15,815. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $44,266 was 4% below the state average of $46,218. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $14,856 was 9% below the state average of $16,361. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $7,783 was 12% below the state average of $8,843. For Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures (outpatient APC 5341), its average charge of $13,147 was 28% below the state average of $18,275.

Price-transparency record

No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.

Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.