Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER in La Crosse, WI charges 2.8x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 78 analyzed procedures, reflecting typical pricing patterns for nonprofit hospitals in Wisconsin.
La Crosse, WI 54601 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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.
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Pricing grade
B
Good
Avg markup vs Medicare
2.84x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
4.26x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
78
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $50,852 | $25,426 | — | 4.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $23,212 | $11,606 | — | 4.2x |
| AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS EXCEPT UPPER LIMB AND TOE WITH CC | 240 | $69,023 | $34,511 | — | 4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $23,439 | $11,720 | — | 3.8x |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $51,326 | $25,663 | — | 3.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $80,900 | $40,450 | — | 3.7x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $25,594 | $12,797 | — | 3.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $79,596 | $39,798 | — | 3.6x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $84,825 | $42,413 | — | 3.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $50,856 | $25,428 | — | 3.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $47,138 | $23,569 | — | 3.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $18,328 | $9,164 | — | 3.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $40,207 | $20,103 | — | 3.4x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $35,116 | $17,558 | — | 3.3x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $107,158 | $53,579 | — | 3.3x |
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $33,332 | $16,666 | — | 3.3x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $124,996 | $62,498 | — | 3.2x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $124,945 | $62,472 | — | 3.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $43,782 | $21,891 | — | 3.2x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $19,215 | $9,608 | — | 3.2x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $62,382 | $31,191 | — | 3.1x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $24,036 | $12,018 | — | 3.1x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $17,961 | $8,981 | — | 3.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $26,758 | $13,379 | — | 3.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $16,529 | $8,264 | — | 3.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $24,401 | $12,201 | — | 3.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $45,549 | $22,775 | — | 3.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $20,442 | $10,221 | — | 3.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $50,227 | $25,113 | — | 3.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $9,995 | $4,997 | — | 3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $21,066 | $10,533 | — | 3x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $26,985 | $13,492 | — | 3x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC | 908 | $44,650 | $22,325 | — | 3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $21,157 | $10,579 | — | 3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $14,974 | $7,487 | — | 3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $19,181 | $9,590 | — | 3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $17,425 | $8,712 | — | 2.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $26,987 | $13,494 | — | 2.9x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $25,832 | $12,916 | — | 2.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $42,901 | $21,450 | — | 2.8x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $24,113 | $12,056 | — | 2.8x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 266 | $143,883 | $71,941 | — | 2.8x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $32,504 | $16,252 | — | 2.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $28,607 | $14,303 | — | 2.7x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $47,341 | $23,670 | — | 2.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $67,926 | $33,963 | — | 2.7x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $24,169 | $12,085 | — | 2.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $73,873 | $36,937 | — | 2.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $19,110 | $9,555 | — | 2.7x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $109,768 | $54,884 | — | 2.7x |
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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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