FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL
MILWAUKEE, WI 53226 · Acute Care Hospitals
191 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
191
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
5.0x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Above 90th Percentile
1%
Compared to WI hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL lists chargemaster rates that average 5.0x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 191 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in WI has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 4.1x, with ratios across the state ranging from 1.4x to 7.3x. At 5.0x, this facility’s average ratio is above the state median. 63 hospitals in WI report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652). The listed chargemaster rate is $333,764, while Medicare reimburses $22,279 for the same procedure — a ratio of 15.0x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
2 of 191 procedures (1%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other WI hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL is a voluntary non-profit - private acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 4/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $333,764 | $22,279 | 15.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HERNIA PROCEDURES EXCEPT INGUINAL AND FEMORAL WITH CC | 354 | $101,539 | $12,726 | 8.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR BLADDER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 654 | $166,966 | $20,965 | 8.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $27,787 | $3,512 | 7.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $105,677 | $13,680 | 7.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $81,778 | $10,809 | 7.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $129,608 | $17,866 | 7.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $108,437 | $14,999 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC | 947 | $113,189 | $15,991 | 7.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $68,471 | $9,681 | 7.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $108,245 | $15,602 | 6.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $138,634 | $20,404 | 6.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $198,870 | $29,520 | 6.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $123,466 | $18,542 | 6.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $148,445 | $22,530 | 6.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $38,370 | $5,825 | 6.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $127,982 | $19,567 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $117,534 | $18,006 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $97,291 | $14,936 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $45,797 | $7,054 | 6.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $188,358 | $29,709 | 6.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $58,328 | $9,250 | 6.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LIMB REATTACHMENT, HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA | 956 | $390,255 | $62,122 | 6.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $41,979 | $6,884 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $101,262 | $16,686 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 371 | $65,295 | $10,778 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $105,764 | $17,496 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $110,889 | $18,447 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $34,940 | $5,825 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $51,651 | $8,648 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 167 | $91,287 | $15,322 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $53,429 | $8,965 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH CC | 386 | $49,926 | $8,390 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $92,798 | $15,695 | 5.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $168,898 | $28,932 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $97,184 | $16,732 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $125,818 | $21,644 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 840 | $169,430 | $29,191 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $33,763 | $5,818 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $147,032 | $25,487 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $75,245 | $13,261 | 5.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| WOUND DEBRIDEMENT AND SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT HAND FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE D | 464 | $195,168 | $34,395 | 5.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $125,860 | $22,309 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $125,102 | $22,278 | 5.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $111,135 | $19,859 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 542 | $88,618 | $15,966 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 857 | $107,028 | $19,290 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $89,813 | $16,285 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $33,970 | $6,161 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $45,121 | $8,207 | 5.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across WI hospitals
63 hospitals in WI report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 5.0x places it at the upper-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL
How much does FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL's listed chargemaster rates average 5.0x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 191 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652), with a listed charge of $333,764 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $22,279 — a ratio of 15.0x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL expensive compared to other WI hospitals?
FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 5.0x. Ratios vary significantly across WI hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL in MILWAUKEE, WI accept Medicare?
FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.