89/100
#100 nationally
Lincoln Surgical Hospital
1710 South 70Th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506 · (402) 484-9090
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Lincoln Surgical Hospital billed $2.68 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
- 2.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 18
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NE
- #1
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- 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 78% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
2,109 | $4,946 | $2,068 | -58% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
949 | $33,172 | $11,652 | -47% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
197 | $38,808 | $16,455 | -53% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
196 | $20,182 | $6,310 | -49% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
135 | $10,277 | $3,631 | -50% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
98 | $11,971 | $4,620 | -56% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
98 | $11,341 | $4,667 | -53% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
95 | $5,753 | $2,087 | -60% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
73 | $9,540 | $2,827 | -53% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
69 | $15,126 | $5,152 | -57% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,172 | $11,652 | -47% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,182 | $6,310 | -49% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$40,200 | $13,129 | -50% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,277 | $3,631 | -50% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,540 | $2,827 | -53% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,808 | $16,455 | -53% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,341 | $4,667 | -53% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,021 | $1,819 | -53% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,503 | $3,113 | -64% |
|
Level 8 Urology and Related Services
APC 5378 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,275 | $17,972 | -63% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,753 | $2,087 | -60% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,605 | $1,724 | -59% |
|
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities
MS-DRG 483 · Inpatient stay |
$42,537 | $16,877 | -59% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,070 | $9,187 | -58% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,946 | $2,068 | -58% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,126 | $5,152 | -57% |
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.