US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 235: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization with mcc

$197,793typical hospital bill
$47,107typical amount paid
$44,481–$59,039range paid across 5 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $197,793 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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 - MadisonMadison22$197,793$44,481
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee31$205,081$46,955
Aurora Medical CenterGrafton12$167,732$47,107
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee46$196,512$50,185
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison24$228,741$59,039

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.