Nebraska / Faith Regional Health Services
CMS certification 280125 · Norfolk, NE
Faith Regional Health Services: charges and Medicare payments
Faith Regional Health Services reported 735 Medicare inpatient stays across 27 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.98 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Nebraska, number 20 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: 199 stays at an average charge of $52,666, 42% below the national average. It also billed 1,247 outpatient services, charging 5.82 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 735
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.98×
- 3Rank in NE (highest ratio = 1) 20 of 22
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 27 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Faith Regional Health Services charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). 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 | 199 | $52,666 | -42% | $17,762 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 61 | $32,838 | -42% | $11,379 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 35 | $47,100 | -38% | $14,009 |
| 885 Psychoses | 34 | $27,785 | -37% | $12,365 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 32 | $40,725 | -32% | $11,668 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 32 | $37,850 | -23% | $9,330 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 31 | $54,036 | -23% | $14,733 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 23 | $59,850 | -41% | $20,809 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 21 | $63,105 | -38% | $18,619 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 20 | $34,301 | -32% | $8,081 |
| 347 Anal and Stomal Procedures with MCC | 19 | $32,515 | -73% | $21,975 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 19 | $27,514 | -43% | $8,683 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 18 | $40,202 | -39% | $13,162 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 18 | $29,547 | -42% | $10,346 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 17 | $45,222 | -47% | $15,773 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 17 | $93,706 | -59% | $44,258 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 15 | $25,595 | -34% | $7,043 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $31,133 | -48% | $11,626 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 14 | $33,416 | -40% | $8,932 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 14 | $18,232 | -50% | $6,564 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 12 | $81,275 | -29% | $16,046 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 12 | $23,367 | -42% | $6,933 |
| 432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC | 12 | $34,361 | -64% | $16,936 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 12 | $38,721 | -42% | $12,801 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 11 | $55,960 | -44% | $17,541 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 11 | $68,947 | -50% | $25,884 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 11 | $28,578 | -30% | $7,931 |
Outpatient services
Against the Nebraska average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Faith Regional Health Services charged $52,666 on average, 9% less than the Nebraska average of $57,675, and was paid $17,762 against a state average of $15,815. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Faith Regional Health Services charged $32,838 on average, 11% less than the Nebraska average of $36,928, and was paid $11,379 against a state average of $10,527. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Faith Regional Health Services charged $47,100 on average, 9% less than the Nebraska average of $51,664, and was paid $14,009 against a state average of $12,765. For Psychoses (DRG 885), Faith Regional Health Services charged $27,785 on average, 38% less than the Nebraska average of $44,667, and was paid $12,365 against a state average of $14,808. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $52,254 was 13% above the state average of $46,218. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $11,156 was 11% above the state average of $10,076. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $8,420 was 5% below the state average of $8,843. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $16,356 was 0% below the state average of $16,361.
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.