US Health Care Costs

Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital

5000 W Chambers St, Milwaukee, WI 53210 · (414) 447-2130

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - ChurchEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$28what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$15.7Mnet income, all sources
−6.7%margin on patient care alone
$10.2Mcost of charity care (2.7% of costs)
$21.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
298beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871120$51,840$16,759
Heart failure, with major complications 291113$30,104$12,115
Pneumonia, with major complications 19349$31,361$11,184
Urinary tract infection 69043$20,254$7,063
Respiratory failure 18941$36,047$10,736
Heart attack, with major complications 28034$37,204$13,877
Hip or knee replacement 47034$58,884$15,741
Stomach and digestive disorders 39232$23,723$7,604
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68931$26,670$10,462
Lung infection, with major complications 17730$48,176$14,043
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37727$43,839$14,713
Kidney failure, with complications 68325$22,479$8,109
Pneumonia, with complications 19424$21,128$8,068
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64024$26,565$11,107
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85323$87,413$36,211
Sepsis 87223$30,699$10,656
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64122$17,598$7,759
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69822$42,508$13,939
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48121$60,931$16,886
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37820$21,038$9,206
Kidney failure, with major complications 68218$32,197$12,213
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38917$20,579$7,252
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81117$40,000$13,009
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc 53616$19,202$6,775
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06515$27,519$8,569
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60315$28,678$8,648
Diabetes, with major complications 63715$50,020$13,040
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46714$87,717$29,403
Bowel surgery, with complications 33013$65,329$18,991
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39313$45,472$14,770
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56313$17,548$7,950
Stroke, with major complications 06412$31,852$14,674
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17512$45,792$12,446
Lung infection, with complications 17812$23,409$8,715
Fainting 31212$28,896$8,570
Heart stent 32212$72,849$17,857
Heart attack, with complications 28111$30,440$8,000
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30911$17,052$7,300
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32111$74,273$25,698
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48011$91,603$23,563

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".