Nebraska / CHI Health Lakeside
CMS certification 280130 · Omaha, NE · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
CHI Health Lakeside: charges and Medicare payments
CHI Health Lakeside reported 1,322 Medicare inpatient stays across 44 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.38 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Nebraska, number 5 of 22 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.9×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 347 stays at an average charge of $55,868, 38% below the national average. It also billed 1,245 outpatient services, charging 8.17 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,322
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.38×
- 3Rank in NE (highest ratio = 1) 5 of 22
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 44 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, CHI Health Lakeside charged more than the national average in 1 (2%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 347 | $55,868 | -38% | $13,407 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 92 | $39,462 | -30% | $8,860 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 57 | $30,786 | -37% | $7,336 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 47 | $115,834 | -49% | $34,112 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 40 | $34,901 | -47% | $9,705 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 38 | $42,071 | -40% | $12,442 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 38 | $41,996 | -43% | $10,744 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 34 | $52,901 | -30% | $11,202 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 33 | $24,170 | -41% | $6,151 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 26 | $22,406 | -42% | $5,530 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 25 | $73,459 | -27% | $13,735 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 24 | $59,027 | -41% | $13,209 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 24 | $63,109 | -26% | $12,206 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 23 | $31,558 | -45% | $8,650 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 23 | $41,200 | -20% | $8,370 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 22 | $41,676 | -25% | $6,686 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 22 | $29,616 | -26% | $5,278 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 22 | $71,017 | -31% | $14,047 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 21 | $39,018 | -20% | $7,128 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $39,667 | -34% | $8,480 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 21 | $23,572 | -38% | $5,320 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 20 | $49,820 | -24% | $11,662 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 19 | $33,238 | -44% | $8,966 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 19 | $107,023 | -7% | $12,155 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 19 | $77,130 | -17% | $12,640 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 16 | $45,625 | -10% | $6,567 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 16 | $138,177 | -36% | $28,711 |
| 483 Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper... | 15 | $90,635 | -28% | $16,964 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $25,038 | -32% | $5,159 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 14 | $39,357 | -31% | $9,085 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 14 | $96,361 | -39% | $22,505 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 13 | $103,689 | -37% | $21,697 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 13 | $67,512 | +11% | $12,375 |
| 432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC | 13 | $44,488 | -54% | $13,062 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 13 | $22,069 | -41% | $6,248 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 12 | $40,294 | -48% | $10,476 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 12 | $95,109 | -31% | $19,211 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 12 | $51,143 | -25% | $9,418 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 12 | $167,834 | -48% | $42,139 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 11 | $26,035 | -28% | $4,970 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 11 | $78,136 | -34% | $15,880 |
| 521 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 11 | $93,471 | -31% | $19,539 |
| 644 Endocrine Disorders with CC | 11 | $35,168 | -27% | $7,078 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 11 | $61,502 | -37% | $16,172 |
Outpatient services
Against the Nebraska average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), CHI Health Lakeside charged $55,868 on average, 3% less than the Nebraska average of $57,675, and was paid $13,407 against a state average of $15,815. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), CHI Health Lakeside charged $39,462 on average, 7% more than the Nebraska average of $36,928, and was paid $8,860 against a state average of $10,527. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), CHI Health Lakeside charged $30,786 on average, 5% less than the Nebraska average of $32,494, and was paid $7,336 against a state average of $8,647. For Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC (DRG 853), CHI Health Lakeside charged $115,834 on average, 20% less than the Nebraska average of $143,960, and was paid $34,112 against a state average of $40,903. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $19,571 was 20% above the state average of $16,361. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $9,267 was 5% above the state average of $8,843. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $59,970 was 30% above the state average of $46,218. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $45,892 was 54% above the state average of $29,725.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named CHI Health Lakeside in Omaha, NE, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-09 (CMS case 5002)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
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.