US Health Care Costs

Non-Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Cc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 988: Non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$82,456typical hospital bill
$19,495typical amount paid
$19,303–$19,688range paid across 2 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $82,456 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison11$77,391$19,303
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee13$87,522$19,688

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.