US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 025: Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with mcc

$132,782typical hospital bill
$40,397typical amount paid
$30,370–$57,494range paid across 11 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $132,782 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
St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay12$115,096$30,370
Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - NeenahNeenah11$92,202$32,548
Aurora BayCare Medical CtrGreen Bay19$118,420$32,940
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison43$119,310$33,201
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse16$75,154$36,378
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee14$169,500$40,397
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire17$132,782$41,996
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee76$189,144$45,075
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee46$209,754$45,292
Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield17$137,134$47,339
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison100$204,858$57,494

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.