US Health Care Costs

Pneumonia, with complications in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 194: Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with cc

$27,933typical hospital bill
$7,189typical amount paid
$5,454–$10,485range paid across 23 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $27,933 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha46$27,980$5,454
Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc24$24,786$5,468
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan11$24,462$6,259
Froedtert South Inc.Kenosha25$29,863$6,515
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville18$31,009$6,594
Mercy Health System CorpJanesville13$34,840$6,623
Unitypoint Health - MeriterMadison16$27,507$6,660
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton13$14,558$6,692
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire33$25,157$6,923
Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown16$24,660$7,038
The Monroe ClinicMonroe15$30,012$7,076
West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis15$33,509$7,189
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison18$35,829$7,245
Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine20$20,850$7,321
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse15$18,080$7,414
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse17$21,454$7,459
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee18$32,854$7,638
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee16$47,219$7,698
Ssm Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo11$22,867$7,958
Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee24$21,128$8,068
Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenosha17$27,933$8,831
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison19$40,026$10,296
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee24$31,250$10,485

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.