US Health Care Costs

Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Without Mcc in Wisconsin

MS-DRG 605: Trauma to the skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast without mcc

$45,780typical hospital bill
$10,973typical amount paid
$7,205–$11,396range paid across 3 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $45,780 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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 - MadisonMadison13$42,743$7,205
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee12$45,780$10,973
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison11$51,629$11,396

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.