US Health Care Costs

Extracranial Procedures with Cc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 038: Extracranial procedures with cc

$49,272typical hospital bill
$13,592typical amount paid
$12,220–$17,080range paid across 8 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $49,272 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 - MadisonMadison11$68,840$12,220
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire27$40,107$12,319
Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau22$30,951$12,342
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse11$34,971$13,539
Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton11$51,120$13,644
Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield12$47,424$16,300
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison12$84,092$16,997
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee22$64,607$17,080

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.