Columbus Community Hospital
4600 38th Street, Columbus Nebraska, NE 68602 Hospital ***** CMS quality 3 of 5
5%Self-pay discount
5% off list
A small discount for paying cash. Median across the 3,351 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average chargesCharges 2.5× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Small hospital (under 100 beds)
- Beds
- 50
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Medicare ID
- 280111
- Cost report
- FY ending 04/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 3 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.7× | |
| Post-surgery recovery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.9× | |
| Childbirth and delivery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.9× | |
| Anesthesia cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 3.1× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.5× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.7× | |
| Respiratory therapy cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.3× | |
| Physical therapy cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.8× | |
| Occupational therapy cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.4× | |
| Speech therapy cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.5× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.8× | |
| Implanted devices 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.9× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.0× | |
| Emergency room visit cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.9× | |
| Observation stay cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.3× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.4× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $160 cash price | $168 5% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $3,890 cash price | $4,095 5% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $21.46 cash price | $22.59 5% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $16.05 cash price | $16.89 5% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $12.26 cash price | $12.91 5% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $58.64 cash price | $61.73 5% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $74.96 cash price | $78.90 5% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $12.96 cash price | $13.64 5% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $41.14 cash price | $43.30 5% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $14.11 cash price | $14.85 5% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $54.43 cash price | $57.29 5% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $747 cash price | $786 5% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 280111, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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