Nebraska / Lincoln Surgical Hospital
CMS certification 280127 · Lincoln, NE
Lincoln Surgical Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Lincoln Surgical Hospital reported 38 Medicare inpatient stays across 2 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.7 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 483, Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities: 23 stays at an average charge of $42,537, 66% below the national average. It also billed 4,208 outpatient services, charging 3.18 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 38
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.7×
- 3Rank in NE (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 2 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Lincoln Surgical Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483 Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper... | 23 | $42,537 | -66% | $16,877 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 15 | $40,200 | -57% | $13,129 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 2,109 | $4,946 | $2,068 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 949 | $33,172 | $11,652 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 197 | $38,808 | $16,455 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 196 | $20,182 | $6,310 |
| Level 2 Intraocular Procedures | 135 | $10,277 | $3,631 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 98 | $11,971 | $4,620 |
| Level 3 Intraocular Procedures | 98 | $11,341 | $4,667 |
| Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures | 95 | $5,753 | $2,087 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 73 | $9,540 | $2,827 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 69 | $15,126 | $5,152 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 62 | $7,503 | $3,113 |
| Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 57 | $25,070 | $9,187 |
| Level 8 Urology and Related Services | 22 | $32,275 | $17,972 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 18 | $6,021 | $1,819 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 17 | $10,329 | $3,090 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 13 | $4,605 | $1,724 |
Against the Nebraska average
For Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities (DRG 483), Lincoln Surgical Hospital charged $42,537 on average, 42% less than the Nebraska average of $73,252, and was paid $16,877 against a state average of $17,708. For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Lincoln Surgical Hospital charged $40,200 on average, 38% less than the Nebraska average of $64,481, and was paid $13,129 against a state average of $14,807. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $4,946 was 15% below the state average of $5,786. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $33,172 was 28% below the state average of $46,218. For Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5116), its average charge of $38,808 was 36% below the state average of $60,712. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $20,182 was 32% below the state average of $29,725.
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.