US Health Care Costs

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 283: Acute myocardial infarction, expired with mcc

$50,696typical hospital bill
$17,108typical amount paid
$14,911–$36,609range paid across 4 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $50,696 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison13$60,549$14,911
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire12$40,843$15,152
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse11$34,348$19,064
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison23$160,031$36,609

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.