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Other factors influencing health status in Wisconsin

What 3 hospitals in Wisconsin charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other factors influencing health status (DRG 951), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 951 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $23,434 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $4,890 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $3,684 Average per stay
State rank #2 of 17 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Wisconsin billed an average of $23,434 for other factors influencing health status, about 4.8 times the average total payment of $4,890. That payment is 20% below the U.S. average of $6,140.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $4,890Billed $23,434

About 21¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Wisconsin billed for this stay.

Wisconsin hospitals: other factors influencing health status

Every Wisconsin hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
St Mary's HospitalMadison 26 $26,336 $4,692 $3,502
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee 16 $25,279 $5,490 $4,062
Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau 12 $14,687 $4,517 $3,573
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Lowest and highest payments in Wisconsin

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI$4,517
St Mary's HospitalMadison, WI$4,692
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI$5,490

Highest

Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI$5,490
St Mary's HospitalMadison, WI$4,692
Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI$4,517

Other factors influencing health status in other states

Questions

How much does other factors influencing health status cost in Wisconsin?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other factors influencing health status (DRG 951) at 3 hospitals in Wisconsin was billed at $23,434 on average, while the average total payment was $4,890, of which Medicare paid $3,684. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Wisconsin, average charges were 4.8 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.