US Health Care Costs

Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 854: Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with cc

$56,382typical hospital bill
$16,389typical amount paid
$13,926–$18,396range paid across 7 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $56,382 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
Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau15$49,572$13,926
St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay11$59,285$14,278
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison35$56,382$15,352
Unitypoint Health - MeriterMadison15$59,752$16,389
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire15$40,591$16,684
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse19$48,399$18,309
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee24$111,365$18,396

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.