US Health Care Costs

Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 056: Degenerative nervous system disorders with mcc

$91,758typical hospital bill
$25,798typical amount paid
$19,477–$48,961range paid across 3 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $91,758 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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 - MadisonMadison13$91,758$19,477
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee26$84,829$25,798
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison18$177,884$48,961

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.