Nebraska / Columbus Community Hospital, Inc
CMS certification 280111 · Columbus, NE
Columbus Community Hospital, Inc: charges and Medicare payments
Columbus Community Hospital, Inc reported 307 Medicare inpatient stays across 17 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.96 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Nebraska, number 21 of 22 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.9×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 884, Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability: 47 stays at an average charge of $49,328, 21% below the national average. It also billed 1,330 outpatient services, charging 5.57 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 307
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.96×
- 3Rank in NE (highest ratio = 1) 21 of 22
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 17 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Columbus Community Hospital, Inc charged more than the national average in 1 (6%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 47 | $49,328 | -21% | $17,935 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 28 | $43,841 | -23% | $14,040 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 25 | $27,563 | -51% | $12,510 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 19 | $24,094 | -40% | $8,306 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 19 | $29,062 | -23% | $7,902 |
| 885 Psychoses | 19 | $47,530 | +8% | $13,378 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 17 | $66,571 | -6% | $21,248 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 17 | $21,598 | -42% | $8,356 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 16 | $29,104 | -36% | $11,335 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 15 | $33,588 | -17% | $8,742 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 13 | $72,117 | -28% | $20,437 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 13 | $23,522 | -37% | $9,576 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 13 | $46,796 | -48% | $21,732 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 13 | $38,689 | -21% | $11,607 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 11 | $67,987 | -34% | $21,241 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 11 | $35,265 | -28% | $9,496 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 11 | $26,519 | -36% | $8,864 |
Outpatient services
Against the Nebraska average
For Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability (DRG 884), Columbus Community Hospital, Inc charged $49,328 on average, 14% more than the Nebraska average of $43,301, and was paid $17,935 against a state average of $15,205. For Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC (DRG 057), Columbus Community Hospital, Inc charged $43,841 on average, 6% more than the Nebraska average of $41,333, and was paid $14,040 against a state average of $13,583. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Columbus Community Hospital, Inc charged $27,563 on average, 25% less than the Nebraska average of $36,928, and was paid $12,510 against a state average of $10,527. For Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without MCC (DRG 392), Columbus Community Hospital, Inc charged $24,094 on average, 11% less than the Nebraska average of $27,121, and was paid $8,306 against a state average of $7,132. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $2,628 was 55% below the state average of $5,786. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $3,413 was 23% above the state average of $2,783. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $16,102 was 2% below the state average of $16,361. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $48,615 was 5% above the state average of $46,218.
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.