US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 390: Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc

$24,345typical hospital bill
$5,956typical amount paid
$4,525–$7,561range paid across 3 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $24,345 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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 - MadisonMadison14$24,345$4,525
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse16$12,807$5,956
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison17$24,568$7,561

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.