Waukesha Memorial Hospital
WAUKESHA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL in Waukesha, WI charges 6.0x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 67 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit-private facility.
Waukesha, WI 53188 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5
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
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.95x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.76x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
67
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. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $73,374 | $36,687 | — | 9.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $23,116 | $11,558 | — | 9.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $84,101 | $42,050 | — | 8.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $255,318 | $127,659 | — | 7.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $43,103 | $21,552 | — | 7.5x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $36,606 | $18,303 | — | 7.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $30,461 | $15,231 | — | 7.3x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $89,430 | $44,715 | — | 7.2x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $111,106 | $55,553 | — | 7.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $30,415 | $15,208 | — | 7.1x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $26,758 | $13,379 | — | 7x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $69,814 | $34,907 | — | 7x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $56,060 | $28,030 | — | 6.9x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $180,347 | $90,174 | — | 6.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $28,379 | $14,190 | — | 6.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $81,871 | $40,935 | — | 6.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $25,298 | $12,649 | — | 6.7x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $26,617 | $13,308 | — | 6.7x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $22,836 | $11,418 | — | 6.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $17,228 | $8,614 | — | 6.6x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $33,495 | $16,747 | — | 6.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $32,753 | $16,377 | — | 6.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $57,322 | $28,661 | — | 6.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $31,580 | $15,790 | — | 6.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $49,624 | $24,812 | — | 6.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $33,417 | $16,709 | — | 6.2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $40,626 | $20,313 | — | 6.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $73,705 | $36,852 | — | 6.1x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $207,305 | $103,652 | — | 6x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $23,611 | $11,806 | — | 5.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $105,283 | $52,642 | — | 5.9x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $32,467 | $16,233 | — | 5.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $41,769 | $20,885 | — | 5.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $31,634 | $15,817 | — | 5.7x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $47,958 | $23,979 | — | 5.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $55,022 | $27,511 | — | 5.6x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $25,965 | $12,982 | — | 5.6x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $44,713 | $22,357 | — | 5.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $23,254 | $11,627 | — | 5.6x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $73,211 | $36,606 | — | 5.6x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $26,219 | $13,110 | — | 5.5x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $29,077 | $14,538 | — | 5.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $21,558 | $10,779 | — | 5.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $105,040 | $52,520 | — | 5.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $44,261 | $22,131 | — | 5.3x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $26,290 | $13,145 | — | 5.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $24,043 | $12,021 | — | 5.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $31,624 | $15,812 | — | 5.2x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $26,307 | $13,153 | — | 5.1x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $46,573 | $23,286 | — | 5.1x |
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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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