CostGrade
B

70/100

#637 nationally

Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus

1506 S Oneida St, Appleton, WI 54915 · (920) 738-2000

Charges moderately above what care is paid for

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus billed $3.92 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.

Charge-to-payment
3.9x
volume-weighted across all its priced work
Procedures priced
58
inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in WI
#22
lower markup ranks higher
CMS quality stars
4/5
shown for context, not in the grade

How this grade was reached

Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.

Inpatient charge markup 27.0/35

Better than 77% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 14.9/25

Better than 59% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 23.3/30

Better than 78% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 5.3/10

Better than 53% of U.S. hospitals.

What this hospital treats most

The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.

Procedure Patients Charged Actually paid vs national
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit

174 $5,956 $2,100 -49%
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit

138 $22,274 $2,940 -12%
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

114 $12,056 $2,447 -38%
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit

83 $38,261 $11,825 -39%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

81 $20,282 $9,574 -53%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

73 $35,086 $14,601 -46%
Psychoses

MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay

57 $13,054 $10,586 -64%
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures

APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit

56 $7,045 $1,666 -40%
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit

52 $37,524 $5,149 +8%
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit

52 $20,560 $5,114 -41%

Where its charges run furthest above the national middle

Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures

APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit

$203,640 $29,563 +37%
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit

$81,171 $9,904 +20%
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit

$61,169 $9,616 +19%
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit

$107,152 $15,765 +12%
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit

$37,524 $5,149 +8%
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures

APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit

$131,008 $20,715 about average
Level 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

$17,888 $2,810 -6%
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)

MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay

$95,225 $15,402 -6%

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy

MS-DRG 895 · Inpatient stay

$11,123 $11,968 -68%
Psychoses

MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay

$13,054 $10,586 -64%
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)

MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay

$9,133 $4,788 -64%
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)

MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay

$11,663 $6,459 -62%
Respiratory Failure

MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay

$19,244 $9,639 -60%
Stroke (severe)

MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay

$31,716 $11,993 -58%
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)

MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay

$13,152 $6,669 -57%
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay

$17,622 $8,838 -57%

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