US Health Care Costs

C-section, with major complications in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 786: Cesarean section without sterilization with mcc

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee––––$14,301$13,573–$16,141 · 24 plans
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee––––$12,594$10,931–$31,469 · 16 plans

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.