US Health Care Costs

Nervous System Neoplasms with Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 054: Nervous system neoplasms with mcc

$89,378typical hospital bill
$17,277typical amount paid
$11,054–$27,966range paid across 4 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $89,378 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison12$47,527$11,054
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee26$106,231$15,064
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison22$86,670$19,490
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee24$92,086$27,966

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.