59/100
#985 nationally
Methodist Fremont Health
450 East 23Rd St, Fremont, NE 68025 · (402) 721-1610
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Methodist Fremont Health billed $4.14 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
- 4.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 45
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NE
- #15
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 60% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 68% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 53% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 56% 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 |
282 | $5,988 | $2,169 | -49% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
96 | $62,727 | $12,298 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
74 | $10,428 | $1,501 | +3% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
54 | $53,063 | $18,249 | -19% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $10,550 | $2,992 | -48% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
39 | $30,339 | $6,694 | -24% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $43,409 | $11,936 | about average |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
32 | $72,868 | $18,632 | -9% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
32 | $10,171 | $1,457 | +19% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
32 | $18,881 | $2,561 | about average |
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 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,429 | $593 | +105% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$105,554 | $17,400 | +27% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,171 | $1,457 | +19% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$53,669 | $11,993 | +13% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,308 | $2,983 | +6% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$63,843 | $14,812 | +4% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,428 | $1,501 | +3% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,546 | $9,984 | about average |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,988 | $2,169 | -49% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,550 | $2,992 | -48% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,550 | $9,626 | -30% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$36,944 | $13,812 | -30% |
|
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
MS-DRG 536 · Inpatient stay |
$23,801 | $7,336 | -27% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,220 | $4,842 | -26% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$27,761 | $8,032 | -24% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,339 | $6,694 | -24% |
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.