Sauk Prairie Hospital
260 26th Street, Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578 · (608) 643-3311
The money
$35what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$3.9Mnet income, all sources
−2.5%margin on patient care alone
$1.4Mcost of charity care (1.4% of costs)
$2.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
36beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. 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)
| Stay | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsis, with major complications 871 | 54 | $39,269 | $14,855 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 24 | $29,727 | $8,499 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 16 | $34,441 | $9,808 |
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".