Aurora St Lukes Medical Center
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center in Milwaukee charges 6.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 170 analyzed procedures, reflecting typical pricing patterns for nonprofit private hospitals.
Milwaukee, WI 53215 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.5x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
12.88x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
170
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $63,259 | $31,629 | — | 12.9x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $106,987 | $53,494 | — | 10.6x |
| HERNIA PROCEDURES EXCEPT INGUINAL AND FEMORAL WITH CC | 354 | $118,165 | $59,083 | — | 10.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $68,116 | $34,058 | — | 10x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $70,279 | $35,139 | — | 9.9x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $203,018 | $101,509 | — | 9.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $42,533 | $21,266 | — | 9.4x |
| INGUINAL AND FEMORAL HERNIA PROCEDURES WITH CC | 351 | $101,487 | $50,744 | — | 9.1x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 542 | $122,430 | $61,215 | — | 8.9x |
| PERITONEAL ADHESIOLYSIS WITH CC | 336 | $120,858 | $60,429 | — | 8.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $110,796 | $55,398 | — | 8.7x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $47,912 | $23,956 | — | 8.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $148,717 | $74,359 | — | 8.6x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $53,194 | $26,597 | — | 8.6x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $109,263 | $54,631 | — | 8.5x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH CC | 920 | $62,389 | $31,195 | — | 8.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $81,287 | $40,643 | — | 8.3x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $92,614 | $46,307 | — | 8.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $53,319 | $26,659 | — | 8.1x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $38,914 | $19,457 | — | 8.1x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $98,576 | $49,288 | — | 8.1x |
| AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS EXCEPT UPPER LIMB AND TOE WITH MCC | 239 | $310,837 | $155,419 | — | 8.1x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $135,623 | $67,811 | — | 8x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $46,651 | $23,326 | — | 8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $209,138 | $104,569 | — | 8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $110,859 | $55,429 | — | 7.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, EXPIRED WITH MCC | 283 | $121,790 | $60,895 | — | 7.9x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $57,286 | $28,643 | — | 7.9x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $45,728 | $22,864 | — | 7.8x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC | 947 | $68,110 | $34,055 | — | 7.7x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $115,298 | $57,649 | — | 7.6x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $57,090 | $28,545 | — | 7.5x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH MCC | 417 | $141,826 | $70,913 | — | 7.5x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $170,318 | $85,159 | — | 7.5x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $149,121 | $74,561 | — | 7.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $119,611 | $59,805 | — | 7.3x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $177,248 | $88,624 | — | 7.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $51,087 | $25,544 | — | 7.3x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $34,766 | $17,383 | — | 7.3x |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 862 | $86,125 | $43,063 | — | 7.3x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MC | 024 | $219,566 | $109,783 | — | 7.3x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $111,759 | $55,879 | — | 7.3x |
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NEC | 003 | $1,018,725 | $509,363 | — | 7.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $83,174 | $41,587 | — | 7.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $98,384 | $49,192 | — | 7.2x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $44,724 | $22,362 | — | 7.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $49,883 | $24,941 | — | 7.2x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $224,628 | $112,314 | — | 7.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $115,450 | $57,725 | — | 7.1x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $38,693 | $19,347 | — | 7.1x |
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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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