US Health Care Costs

Cellulitis with Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 602: Cellulitis with mcc

$54,341typical hospital bill
$12,738typical amount paid
$10,859–$17,485range paid across 7 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $54,341 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
West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis11$51,867$10,859
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire19$36,874$12,049
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee11$54,341$12,098
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse11$22,729$12,738
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee15$74,206$15,433
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee18$63,411$17,067
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison21$57,239$17,485

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.