59/100
#976 nationally
Chi Health Good Samaritan
P O Box 1990, 10 East 31St St, Kearney, NE 68848 · (308) 865-7900
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Chi Health Good Samaritan billed $4.42 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 4.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 52
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NE
- #14
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 48% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 66% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 59% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 77% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
263 | $61,725 | $15,165 | -5% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
168 | $50,215 | $11,901 | -20% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
147 | $9,821 | $1,452 | about average |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
100 | $23,083 | $3,132 | +12% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
96 | $28,433 | $2,955 | +13% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
96 | $18,563 | $2,437 | -4% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
66 | $27,139 | $5,162 | -23% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
65 | $10,612 | $1,723 | -10% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
60 | $47,952 | $10,158 | +10% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
48 | $24,763 | $10,537 | -31% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$65,496 | $14,235 | +15% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,236 | $2,573 | +14% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,148 | $3,451 | +14% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,433 | $2,955 | +13% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,083 | $3,132 | +12% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$43,657 | $7,954 | +11% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$47,952 | $10,158 | +10% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,119 | $1,844 | +9% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,898 | $9,662 | -50% |
|
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 025 · Inpatient stay |
$116,070 | $31,141 | -40% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$50,483 | $16,839 | -39% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$61,359 | $15,094 | -36% |
|
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without Major Complications
MS-DRG 522 · Inpatient stay |
$55,753 | $15,553 | -35% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 163 · Inpatient stay |
$116,657 | $30,044 | -34% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,816 | $1,354 | -32% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$26,552 | $7,669 | -32% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.