US Health Care Costs

Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 039: Extracranial procedures without cc/mcc

$43,430typical hospital bill
$9,221typical amount paid
$8,511–$10,058range paid across 7 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,430 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay11$22,956$8,511
Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau20$29,248$9,171
St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay15$43,430$9,171
Unitypoint Health - MeriterMadison12$70,189$9,221
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison22$46,376$9,267
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee14$47,437$9,718
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire17$34,814$10,058

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.