Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL in Milwaukee, Wisconsin charges 5.0x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average, based on analysis of 191 standard procedures at this nonprofit facility.
Milwaukee, WI 53226 · 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
5.03x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
14.98x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
191
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $333,764 | $166,882 | — | 15x |
| HERNIA PROCEDURES EXCEPT INGUINAL AND FEMORAL WITH CC | 354 | $101,539 | $50,769 | — | 8x |
| MAJOR BLADDER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 654 | $166,966 | $83,483 | — | 8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $27,787 | $13,894 | — | 7.9x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $105,677 | $52,839 | — | 7.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $81,778 | $40,889 | — | 7.6x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $129,608 | $64,804 | — | 7.3x |
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $108,437 | $54,219 | — | 7.2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC | 947 | $113,189 | $56,595 | — | 7.1x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $68,471 | $34,235 | — | 7.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $108,245 | $54,123 | — | 6.9x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $138,634 | $69,317 | — | 6.8x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $198,870 | $99,435 | — | 6.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $123,466 | $61,733 | — | 6.7x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $38,370 | $19,185 | — | 6.6x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $148,445 | $74,222 | — | 6.6x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $127,982 | $63,991 | — | 6.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $117,534 | $58,767 | — | 6.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $97,291 | $48,646 | — | 6.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $45,797 | $22,898 | — | 6.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $188,358 | $94,179 | — | 6.3x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $58,328 | $29,164 | — | 6.3x |
| LIMB REATTACHMENT, HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA | 956 | $390,255 | $195,127 | — | 6.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $41,979 | $20,990 | — | 6.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $101,262 | $50,631 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 371 | $65,295 | $32,648 | — | 6.1x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $105,764 | $52,882 | — | 6.1x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $110,889 | $55,444 | — | 6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $34,940 | $17,470 | — | 6x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $51,651 | $25,825 | — | 6x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $53,429 | $26,714 | — | 6x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 167 | $91,287 | $45,643 | — | 6x |
| INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH CC | 386 | $49,926 | $24,963 | — | 6x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $92,798 | $46,399 | — | 5.9x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $168,898 | $84,449 | — | 5.8x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $97,184 | $48,592 | — | 5.8x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $125,818 | $62,909 | — | 5.8x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 840 | $169,430 | $84,715 | — | 5.8x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $33,763 | $16,881 | — | 5.8x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $147,032 | $73,516 | — | 5.8x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $75,245 | $37,623 | — | 5.7x |
| WOUND DEBRIDEMENT AND SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT HAND FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE D | 464 | $195,168 | $97,584 | — | 5.7x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $125,860 | $62,930 | — | 5.6x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $125,102 | $62,551 | — | 5.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $111,135 | $55,568 | — | 5.6x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 542 | $88,618 | $44,309 | — | 5.6x |
| POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 857 | $107,028 | $53,514 | — | 5.6x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $89,813 | $44,906 | — | 5.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $33,970 | $16,985 | — | 5.5x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $45,121 | $22,560 | — | 5.5x |
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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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