Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center Pricing Analysis
Source: Hospital MRF file & CMS Medicare PFS 2026
B
Below Average Cost
19x
the federal fair-price benchmark
1,245
146 comparable to federal rates
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Biggest Overcharges at This Hospital
These are the procedures where Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Centercharges the most compared to the federal fair-price benchmark. “They Charge” is what appears on your bill. “Gov. Benchmark” is what the government determines the doctor's work is worth.
| Procedure | Code | They Charge | Gov. Benchmark | You Overpay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator pulse generator/transmitter (eg, contact group[s], interleaving, amplitude, pulse width, frequency [Hz], on/off cycling, burst, magnet mode, dose lockout, patient selectable parameters, responsive neurostimulation, detection algorithms, closed loop parameters, and passive parameters) by physician or other qualified health care professional; with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve (eg, sacral nerve) neurostimulator pulse generator/transmitter programming by physician or other qualified health care professional | 95972 | $31,803 | $60 | +$31,743 |
| Arthroscopy, knee, surgical, for removal of loose body, foreign body, debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty) at the time of other surgical knee arthroscopy in a different compartment of the same knee | G0289 | $6,716 | $73 | +$6,643 |
| Insertion or replacement of peripheral, sacral, or gastric neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver, requiring pocket creation and connection between electrode array and pulse generator or receiver | 64590 | $31,803 | $428 | +$31,375 |
| Implantation or replacement of device for intrathecal or epidural drug infusion; programmable pump, including preparation of pump, with or without programming | 62362 | $23,093 | $372 | +$22,721 |
| Open implantation of neurostimulator electrode array; sacral nerve (transforaminal placement) | 64581 | $31,803 | $588 | +$31,215 |
| Removal, non-biodegradable drug delivery implant | 11982 | $5,005 | $115 | +$4,890 |
| Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; excised diameter 3.1 to 4.0 cm | 11404 | $9,189 | $231 | +$8,958 |
| Injection procedure for sacroiliac joint, anesthetic/steroid, with image guidance (fluoroscopy or CT) including arthrography when performed | 27096 | $6,519 | $176 | +$6,344 |
| Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; excised diameter 0.6 to 1.0 cm | 11401 | $5,502 | $155 | +$5,347 |
| Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | 69436 | $4,766 | $145 | +$4,621 |
| Arthroplasty, knee, condyle and plateau; medial AND lateral compartments with or without patella resurfacing (total knee arthroplasty) | 27447 | $36,349 | $1,159 | +$35,189 |
| Colporrhaphy, suture of injury of vagina (nonobstetrical) | 57200 | $8,472 | $305 | +$8,168 |
| Adenoidectomy, primary; younger than age 12 | 42830 | $4,945 | $195 | +$4,750 |
| Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; excised diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm | 11422 | $4,536 | $180 | +$4,356 |
| Computed tomography, lower extremity; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections | 73702 | $4,673 | $195 | +$4,478 |
| Tonsillectomy, primary or secondary; younger than age 12 | 42825 | $5,663 | $243 | +$5,419 |
About Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center Pricing
Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center in , NE charges about 19x the government benchmark — more expensive than average across 146procedures we could compare. This data comes directly from the hospital's own published price file — they're required by federal law to share it.
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