US Health Care Costs

Complications of Treatment with Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 919: Complications of treatment with mcc

$74,517typical hospital bill
$22,730typical amount paid
$16,204–$26,007range paid across 6 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $74,517 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison12$77,516$16,204
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee22$100,600$20,190
Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield11$66,109$20,731
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse11$70,194$24,728
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison35$90,073$25,992
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee44$71,518$26,007

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.