US Health Care Costs

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 917: Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with mcc

$85,400typical hospital bill
$18,164typical amount paid
$9,561–$34,440range paid across 6 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $85,400 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha12$36,834$9,561
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire11$39,014$12,519
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse19$44,821$15,972
Unitypoint Health - MeriterMadison12$133,416$20,356
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee11$125,979$25,551
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison24$131,498$34,440

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.