US Health Care Costs

Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Cc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 982: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$86,611typical hospital bill
$25,515typical amount paid
$18,763–$28,380range paid across 5 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $86,611 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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 - MadisonMadison18$83,187$18,763
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse13$73,492$23,606
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison25$86,611$25,515
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee18$138,180$27,222
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee22$86,728$28,380

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.