US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 236: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization without mcc

$126,465typical hospital bill
$33,341typical amount paid
$28,191–$46,033range paid across 10 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $126,465 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay14$73,409$28,191
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison48$145,655$30,050
Aurora Medical CenterGrafton18$121,751$30,413
St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay14$151,813$31,287
Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau15$103,621$32,590
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse11$97,424$34,093
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire21$119,787$36,684
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee38$141,800$38,537
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee11$131,179$38,586
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison19$198,142$46,033

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.