Nebraska / Kearney Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 280134 · Kearney, NE · 5 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Kearney Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Kearney Regional Medical Center reported 823 Medicare inpatient stays across 38 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.81 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Nebraska, number 2 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: 99 stays at an average charge of $49,877, 45% below the national average. It also billed 1,628 outpatient services, charging 7.81 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 823
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.81×
- 3Rank in NE (highest ratio = 1) 2 of 22
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 5
Inpatient stays
For the 38 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Kearney Regional Medical Center 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 | 99 | $49,877 | -45% | $12,227 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 52 | $38,296 | -32% | $8,053 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 45 | $88,324 | -44% | $20,423 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 38 | $37,937 | -37% | $9,244 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 35 | $44,856 | -36% | $10,819 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 35 | $109,401 | -33% | $20,860 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 32 | $144,489 | -35% | $30,825 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 25 | $93,248 | -19% | $12,582 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 25 | $184,680 | -19% | $41,297 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 24 | $54,006 | -29% | $10,155 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 22 | $36,299 | -45% | $9,218 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 21 | $74,137 | -26% | $13,112 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 20 | $27,410 | -32% | $5,012 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 19 | $152,509 | -29% | $35,269 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 19 | $21,784 | -42% | $5,857 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 19 | $33,620 | -17% | $5,914 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 17 | $40,651 | -28% | $7,497 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 17 | $78,885 | -15% | $12,993 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 17 | $35,228 | -28% | $7,012 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 16 | $29,208 | -42% | $6,946 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 15 | $38,095 | -32% | $6,479 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 15 | $43,809 | -24% | $8,089 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 14 | $80,336 | -42% | $17,651 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 14 | $21,631 | -43% | $4,956 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 13 | $106,014 | -11% | $15,073 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 13 | $46,116 | -46% | $11,035 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 13 | $79,796 | -22% | $13,465 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 13 | $100,211 | -54% | $29,478 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 12 | $34,582 | -17% | $5,220 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 12 | $31,934 | -30% | $5,545 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 12 | $64,140 | -31% | $10,385 |
| 493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and... | 12 | $80,375 | -32% | $14,663 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 12 | $20,924 | -44% | $5,223 |
| 713 Transurethral Prostatectomy with CC/MCC | 12 | $38,393 | -50% | $9,275 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 11 | $104,874 | -20% | $17,164 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 11 | $48,513 | -24% | $6,917 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 11 | $23,837 | -34% | $4,756 |
| 417 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with MCC | 11 | $82,949 | -34% | $15,581 |
Outpatient services
Against the Nebraska average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Kearney Regional Medical Center charged $49,877 on average, 14% less than the Nebraska average of $57,675, and was paid $12,227 against a state average of $15,815. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Kearney Regional Medical Center charged $38,296 on average, 4% more than the Nebraska average of $36,928, and was paid $8,053 against a state average of $10,527. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Kearney Regional Medical Center charged $88,324 on average, 3% less than the Nebraska average of $91,441, and was paid $20,423 against a state average of $23,693. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Kearney Regional Medical Center charged $37,937 on average, 8% less than the Nebraska average of $41,281, and was paid $9,244 against a state average of $11,009. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $38,155 was 43% above the state average of $26,619. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $10,122 was 14% above the state average of $8,843. For Level 3 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5193), its average charge of $71,704 was 19% above the state average of $60,146. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $68,712 was 49% above the state average of $46,218.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, NE, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-12-11 (CMS case 2120)
- Warning Notice — 2024-02-23 (CMS case 2206)
- CAP Request — 2024-06-03 (CMS case 2206)
- Closure Notice — 2024-07-02 (CMS case 2206)
- Met Requirements — 2026-02-18 (CMS case 7052)
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.