78/100
#389 nationally
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
2251 North Shore Dr, Rhinelander, WI 54501 · (715) 361-2000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital billed $3.24 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
- 3.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 27
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WI
- #11
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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.
Better than 76% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 87% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 74% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 76% 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 |
316 | $7,460 | $2,205 | -37% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
110 | $5,789 | $1,837 | -49% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
73 | $10,471 | $1,486 | +4% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
59 | $44,539 | $12,594 | -29% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
48 | $22,577 | $12,230 | -37% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
40 | $54,674 | $17,446 | -16% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $7,011 | $1,540 | -38% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $38,191 | $12,619 | -12% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
29 | $49,140 | $18,220 | -41% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
27 | $24,291 | $5,530 | -31% |
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 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,823 | $2,542 | +18% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,471 | $1,486 | +4% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$44,295 | $14,322 | -5% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$38,191 | $12,619 | -12% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$54,674 | $17,446 | -16% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,032 | $2,536 | -18% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,638 | $1,760 | -18% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,694 | $2,908 | -19% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,032 | $1,467 | -53% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,789 | $1,837 | -49% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,555 | $2,239 | -48% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,531 | $6,856 | -46% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,934 | $17,819 | -45% |
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$37,235 | $13,479 | -44% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
$49,140 | $18,220 | -41% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$33,446 | $14,471 | -39% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.