US Health Care Costs

Major Bladder Procedures with Cc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 654: Major bladder procedures with cc

$166,747typical hospital bill
$30,470typical amount paid
$28,805–$32,135range paid across 2 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $166,747 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee13$195,230$28,805
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison38$138,264$32,135

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.