US Health Care Costs

Stomach and digestive disorders in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 392: Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc

$25,199typical hospital bill
$6,438typical amount paid
$5,294–$10,316range paid across 36 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,199 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc20$27,955$5,294
Aurora Medical CenterGrafton31$30,037$5,452
Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit11$23,777$5,530
Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha56$32,469$5,560
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville14$39,119$5,792
Aurora Medical Ctr OshkoshOshkosh16$24,981$5,801
St Josephs Community Hospital West BendWest Bend15$24,553$5,838
Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau19$24,227$5,946
Aurora Memorial Hospital BurlingtonBurlington13$32,011$5,961
Aurora BayCare Medical CtrGreen Bay11$36,808$5,969
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan17$24,983$5,989
Froedtert Community HospitalNew Berlin11$13,460$6,023
Ssm Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du LacFond Du Lac12$22,980$6,042
Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls28$22,414$6,110
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison73$32,282$6,202
Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha31$32,488$6,275
Mercy Health System CorpJanesville26$39,180$6,406
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire55$24,402$6,424
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton12$14,168$6,453
Unitypoint Health - MeriterMadison71$31,081$6,523
Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton14$20,227$6,556
West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis39$32,607$6,596
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens Point14$22,490$6,596
Froedtert South Inc.Kenosha49$33,725$6,808
Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander11$22,290$6,831
Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - NeenahNeenah17$14,742$6,989
Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield33$25,416$7,123
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse28$14,158$7,191
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse28$20,819$7,203
The Monroe ClinicMonroe18$30,004$7,408
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee23$34,642$7,437
Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee32$23,723$7,604
Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine17$21,616$7,608
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee67$38,016$7,957
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee90$31,160$8,786
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison60$37,375$10,316

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.