US Health Care Costs

Other Respiratory System Diagnoses with Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 205: Other respiratory system diagnoses with mcc

$73,961typical hospital bill
$22,709typical amount paid
$20,804–$24,613range paid across 2 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $73,961 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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 HospitalMilwaukee25$66,117$20,804
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison40$81,804$24,613

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.