US Health Care Costs

Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 521: Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture with mcc

$103,634typical hospital bill
$23,859typical amount paid
$21,959–$40,192range paid across 6 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $103,634 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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 - MadisonMadison17$88,482$21,959
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire20$80,814$22,511
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse15$59,152$22,851
Unitypoint Health - MeriterMadison12$118,785$24,867
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee17$159,335$30,366
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison13$176,624$40,192

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.