US Health Care Costs

Atherosclerosis Without Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 303: Atherosclerosis without mcc

$22,533typical hospital bill
$5,201typical amount paid
$5,076–$5,326range paid across 2 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $22,533 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau11$22,974$5,076
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire14$22,093$5,326

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.