US Health Care Costs

Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Cc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 386: Inflammatory bowel disease with cc

$37,618typical hospital bill
$10,938typical amount paid
$10,282–$11,595range paid across 2 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $37,618 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
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee11$37,224$10,282
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee12$38,012$11,595

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.