Medical costs in Milwaukee, WI
5 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Kevin Nyk , Medical Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
CMS price transparency
5 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
5
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.89x
Top procedures by average charge in MILWAUKEE
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 4 | $184,810 | 0.91x | 4.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 4 | $126,487 | 0.78x | 6x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURSDRG 208 | 4 | $115,955 | 0.92x | 6.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 330 | 4 | $96,587 | 0.88x | 5.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 247 | 4 | $93,564 | 0.83x | 6.7x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 4 | $85,398 | 0.89x | 5.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 4 | $80,323 | 0.87x | 5.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 5 | $64,500 | 0.86x | 4.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 4 | $63,695 | 0.81x | 4.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 5 | $57,898 | 0.82x | 4.8x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 4 | $57,201 | 0.92x | 4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 4 | $56,455 | 0.85x | 4.7x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 811 | 4 | $54,805 | 0.85x | 5.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 391 | 4 | $52,558 | 0.90x | 5.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CCDRG 660 | 4 | $52,500 | 0.80x | 5.1x |
| PSYCHOSESDRG 885 | 4 | $52,317 | 1.11x | 4.5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 4 | $51,177 | 0.85x | 4.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 065 | 4 | $46,911 | 0.89x | 6.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 4 | $45,897 | 0.84x | 4.8x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 5 | $45,066 | 0.90x | 4.7x |
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.