65/100
#787 nationally
Chi Health St. Elizabeth
555 South 70Th St, Lincoln, NE 68510 · (402) 219-7700
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Chi Health St. Elizabeth billed $3.99 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
- 4.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 50
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NE
- #8
- 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 52% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 80% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 63% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 75% 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 |
237 | $57,006 | $14,056 | -13% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
132 | $17,406 | $2,396 | -10% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
115 | $38,465 | $11,571 | -38% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
84 | $23,322 | $3,084 | +13% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
63 | $39,913 | $9,525 | -8% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
62 | $7,172 | $1,429 | -29% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
52 | $139,087 | $38,165 | -22% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
52 | $8,418 | $1,516 | -26% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
50 | $69,221 | $27,141 | -39% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
49 | $12,336 | $1,615 | +5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$69,744 | $15,328 | +44% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$33,945 | $7,153 | +14% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$62,319 | $13,615 | +13% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,322 | $3,084 | +13% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$42,218 | $8,199 | +8% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,336 | $1,615 | +5% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$56,750 | $12,230 | about average |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$42,640 | $7,152 | -6% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 480 · Inpatient stay |
$65,622 | $19,668 | -44% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$126,528 | $46,070 | -43% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Major Complications
MS-DRG 466 · Inpatient stay |
$123,201 | $33,378 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,509 | $9,187 | -41% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$69,221 | $27,141 | -39% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,465 | $11,571 | -38% |
|
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without Major Complications
MS-DRG 522 · Inpatient stay |
$55,554 | $15,123 | -35% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$52,316 | $14,629 | -35% |
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.