Kidney failure, with major complications in Wisconsin
MS-DRG 682: Renal failure with mcc
$42,424typical hospital bill
$11,898typical amount paid
$8,903–$18,083range paid across 32 hospitals
Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $42,424 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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)
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.