DRG 190 · Respiratory

COPD Cost in Nebraska — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation with major comorbidities.

State average
$23,048
gross charge · DRG 190
Hospitals
10
with published pricing
Price range
$4,578 – $39,809
low to high
Lowest $4,578 Highest $39,809

Nebraska hospitals price copd (Medicare DRG 190) anywhere from $4,578 to $39,809 — a $35,231 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Memorial Health Care Systems in Seward; the most expensive is Tri Valley Health System in Cambridge. The state average sits at $23,048.

Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists copd at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent copd admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Nebraska hospitals missing from the list either don't perform copd in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 190 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

What this hospital charge usually covers

The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for copd. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–7 days):

Included in the hospital bill

  • Inpatient room and respiratory monitoring
  • Oxygen therapy and (if needed) BiPAP or ventilator support
  • IV steroids, antibiotics, and nebulizer treatments
  • Chest imaging and routine labs during admission

Usually billed separately

  • Pulmonologist and hospitalist professional fees
  • Outpatient pulmonary rehab program
  • Home oxygen equipment after discharge
  • Long-term inhaler maintenance medications

Quality signals to check before picking a hospital

Price alone won't tell you which hospital does copd best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:

COPD Mortality (30-day)

How often patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation survive 30 days.

COPD Readmissions

COPD is among the most-readmitted conditions. Strong discharge planning and pulmonary rehab referral lower this.

When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit

The list below sorts by price. For copd, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.

Questions to ask your hospital or insurer

The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:

Data notes for Nebraska

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Dundy County Hospital

    Benkelman, NE

    Gross charge $126
    Cash pay $113
  2. 2
    Gross charge $4,578
  3. 3
    Gross charge $7,719
    Cash pay $6,175
  4. 4

    Cherry County Hospital

    Valentine, NE

    Gross charge $11,583
    Cash pay $10,425
  5. 5
    Gross charge $15,800
  6. 6

    St Francis Memorial Hospital

    West Point, NE

    Gross charge $16,616
  7. 7
    Gross charge $18,192
    Cash pay $16,373
  8. 8

    The Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, NE

    Gross charge $38,596
    Cash pay $25,088
  9. 9

    Nebraska Medicine Bellevue Health Center

    Bellevue, NE

    Gross charge $38,596
    Cash pay $25,088
  10. 10

    Mary Lanning Healthcare

    Hastings, NE

    Gross charge $38,992
    Cash pay $35,093
  11. 11

    Tri Valley Health System

    Cambridge, NE

    Gross charge $39,809
    Cash pay $35,828
  12. 12

    CHI Health Good Samaritan (Acute Care)

    Kearney, NE

    Gross charge
  13. 13

    CHI Health St. Elizabeth (S 70th St)

    Lincoln, NE

    Gross charge
  14. 14

    CHI Health St. Francis (Acute Care)

    Grand Island, NE

    Gross charge
  15. 15
    Gross charge
  16. 16

    Regional West Medical Center

    Scottsbluff, NE

    Gross charge
  17. 17

    Chi Health Immanuel

    Omaha, NE

    Gross charge
  18. 18

    Chi Health Midlands

    Papillion, NE

    Gross charge
  19. 19

    CHI Health St. Elizabeth (S 91st St)

    Lincoln, NE

    Gross charge
  20. 20

    CHI Health Lakeside

    Omaha, NE

    Gross charge
  21. 21

    CHI Health Schuyler

    Schuyler, NE

    Gross charge
  22. 22

    Chi Health St. Marys

    Nebraska City, NE

    Gross charge
  23. 23

    Plainview Hospital

    Plainview, NE

    Gross charge
  24. 24
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $17,530

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