US Health Care Costs

Lung infection, with major complications in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 177: Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc

$46,092typical hospital bill
$12,888typical amount paid
$10,028–$20,974range paid across 50 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $46,092 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc17$36,360$10,028
Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha50$37,896$10,339
Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - NeenahNeenah20$25,366$10,751
St Josephs Community Hospital West BendWest Bend53$52,793$10,794
Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit15$39,941$11,242
Aurora Medical Ctr OshkoshOshkosh12$47,618$11,390
St Nicholas HospitalSheboygan16$41,979$11,403
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville29$52,526$11,545
Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston21$35,618$11,553
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireEau Claire19$36,531$11,712
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens Point21$29,316$11,732
Holy Family MemorialManitowoc12$50,278$11,901
St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay18$62,757$12,051
Aurora Medical CenterGrafton42$58,589$12,141
Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau28$55,923$12,256
Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua11$24,362$12,260
Froedtert South Inc.Kenosha30$52,576$12,353
Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha44$56,405$12,361
Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay25$47,907$12,415
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan36$45,353$12,578
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison116$55,032$12,585
West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis29$66,306$12,638
Ssm Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du LacFond Du Lac23$46,514$12,735
Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls53$41,431$12,768
Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine33$39,350$12,815
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton28$35,985$12,962
Fort Memorial HospitalFort Atkinson16$28,256$13,263
Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette22$51,443$13,397
Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown11$26,228$13,461
Mercy Health System CorpJanesville32$54,204$13,484
Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn28$41,222$13,550
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire109$46,684$13,729
Unitypoint Health - MeriterMadison90$62,869$13,946
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee56$50,051$14,000
The Monroe ClinicMonroe28$37,927$14,031
Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee30$48,176$14,043
Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton26$31,977$14,202
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse29$37,994$14,398
Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander11$33,446$14,471
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeRice Lake13$27,222$14,667
Ssm Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo22$44,881$14,729
Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (mmc-Bd)Beaver Dam11$38,965$14,753
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee91$64,635$14,772
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse37$38,182$14,952
Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield50$45,669$15,579
Beloit Health SystemBeloit30$70,007$16,224
Aurora BayCare Medical CtrGreen Bay20$57,593$17,352
St Marys Hospital Medical CtrGreen Bay16$59,998$18,312
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee104$67,638$20,407
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison187$77,037$20,974

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.