US Health Care Costs

Respiratory Neoplasms with Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 180: Respiratory neoplasms with mcc

$64,036typical hospital bill
$19,580typical amount paid
$13,328–$22,922range paid across 3 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $64,036 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
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison18$43,229$13,328
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee16$64,036$19,580
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison14$69,365$22,922

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.