Nebraska / Mary Lanning Healthcare
CMS certification 280032 · Hastings, NE · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Mary Lanning Healthcare: charges and Medicare payments
Mary Lanning Healthcare reported 320 Medicare inpatient stays across 14 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.99 times what it was paid — mid-range in Nebraska, number 9 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: 58 stays at an average charge of $51,691, 43% below the national average. It also billed 1,059 outpatient services, charging 6.03 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 320
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.99×
- 3Rank in NE (highest ratio = 1) 9 of 22
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 14 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Mary Lanning Healthcare 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 | 58 | $51,691 | -43% | $14,311 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 57 | $40,159 | -29% | $9,569 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 47 | $41,988 | -27% | $10,392 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 21 | $49,187 | -18% | $11,076 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 17 | $37,137 | -44% | $10,604 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 17 | $26,657 | -46% | $7,455 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 16 | $54,196 | -23% | $11,522 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 15 | $38,586 | -31% | $7,470 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 14 | $23,078 | -36% | $5,882 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 13 | $60,598 | -40% | $14,895 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 12 | $38,497 | -25% | $8,866 |
| 331 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without CC/MCC | 11 | $38,580 | -55% | $12,311 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 11 | $62,865 | -39% | $15,133 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 11 | $25,448 | -37% | $6,986 |
Outpatient services
Against the Nebraska average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Mary Lanning Healthcare charged $51,691 on average, 10% less than the Nebraska average of $57,675, and was paid $14,311 against a state average of $15,815. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Mary Lanning Healthcare charged $40,159 on average, 9% more than the Nebraska average of $36,928, and was paid $9,569 against a state average of $10,527. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Mary Lanning Healthcare charged $41,988 on average, 8% less than the Nebraska average of $45,487, and was paid $10,392 against a state average of $11,083. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Mary Lanning Healthcare charged $49,187 on average, 19% more than the Nebraska average of $41,281, and was paid $11,076 against a state average of $11,009. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,957 was 10% above the state average of $16,361. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $40,077 was 13% below the state average of $46,218. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $31,550 was 19% above the state average of $26,619. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $2,532 was 9% below the state average of $2,783.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, NE, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-02-23 (CMS case 2160)
- Closure Notice — 2024-05-30 (CMS case 2160)
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.