US Health Care Costs

Other Respiratory System O.r. Procedures with Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 166: Other respiratory system o.r. procedures with mcc

$204,332typical hospital bill
$54,584typical amount paid
$42,218–$66,950range paid across 2 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $204,332 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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 HospitalMilwaukee22$147,803$42,218
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison42$260,861$66,950

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.