Aurora Medical Center
Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, Wisconsin charges 6.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 52 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit-private hospital.
Grafton, WI 53024 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5
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Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.51x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
10.05x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
52
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $36,047 | $18,023 | — | 10.1x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $36,105 | $18,052 | — | 9.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $41,586 | $20,793 | — | 9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $50,388 | $25,194 | — | 8.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $18,982 | $9,491 | — | 8.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $108,938 | $54,469 | — | 8.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $92,756 | $46,378 | — | 8.2x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $29,507 | $14,754 | — | 8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $90,084 | $45,042 | — | 8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $30,210 | $15,105 | — | 7.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $27,432 | $13,716 | — | 7.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $30,873 | $15,437 | — | 7.8x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $70,478 | $35,239 | — | 7.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $38,085 | $19,042 | — | 7.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $148,752 | $74,376 | — | 7.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $29,557 | $14,778 | — | 7.3x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $30,658 | $15,329 | — | 7.1x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $34,706 | $17,353 | — | 7.1x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $36,864 | $18,432 | — | 7.1x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $29,054 | $14,527 | — | 6.9x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $39,862 | $19,931 | — | 6.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $36,650 | $18,325 | — | 6.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $86,039 | $43,019 | — | 6.6x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $41,222 | $20,611 | — | 6.6x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $47,834 | $23,917 | — | 6.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $97,277 | $48,638 | — | 6.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $52,062 | $26,031 | — | 6.5x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $31,002 | $15,501 | — | 6.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $113,125 | $56,562 | — | 6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $44,628 | $22,314 | — | 6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $67,121 | $33,561 | — | 6x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $43,400 | $21,700 | — | 5.9x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $25,806 | $12,903 | — | 5.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $195,660 | $97,830 | — | 5.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $35,346 | $17,673 | — | 5.8x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $25,076 | $12,538 | — | 5.7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $171,210 | $85,605 | — | 5.6x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $33,095 | $16,547 | — | 5.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $42,199 | $21,099 | — | 5.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $37,420 | $18,710 | — | 5.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $54,381 | $27,190 | — | 5.2x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $119,706 | $59,853 | — | 5.1x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $71,183 | $35,591 | — | 5.1x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $111,607 | $55,804 | — | 5.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $57,302 | $28,651 | — | 5.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $60,979 | $30,490 | — | 4.8x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $57,668 | $28,834 | — | 4.8x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $45,577 | $22,788 | — | 4.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $38,588 | $19,294 | — | 4.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $42,767 | $21,384 | — | 4.6x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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