US Health Care Costs

Complications of Treatment with Cc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 920: Complications of treatment with cc

$47,945typical hospital bill
$11,566typical amount paid
$8,008–$14,922range paid across 4 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $47,945 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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 - MadisonMadison14$27,937$8,008
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee24$44,333$11,192
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee22$51,556$11,939
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison41$59,218$14,922

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.