55/100
#1,095 nationally
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
W3985 County Road Nn, Elkhorn, WI 53121 · (262) 741-2000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Aurora Lakeland Medical Center billed $4.05 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
- 4.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 27
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WI
- #43
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 64% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 40% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 56% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
153 | $20,277 | $2,544 | +4% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
102 | $47,267 | $15,504 | -28% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
70 | $34,356 | $10,108 | -21% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $38,626 | $5,427 | +10% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
33 | $30,202 | $8,164 | -23% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $39,810 | $11,708 | -15% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
30 | $12,464 | $1,789 | +6% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
29 | $36,127 | $9,778 | -25% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
28 | $41,222 | $13,550 | -25% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $25,100 | $4,728 | -9% |
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 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,349 | $1,916 | +57% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,344 | $2,940 | +23% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,626 | $5,427 | +10% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,478 | $3,279 | +9% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,996 | $3,254 | +8% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,464 | $1,789 | +6% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,277 | $2,544 | +4% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$34,308 | $7,183 | +4% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$86,477 | $37,819 | -51% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$28,272 | $12,870 | -50% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$47,267 | $15,504 | -28% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$36,127 | $9,778 | -25% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$41,222 | $13,550 | -25% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$40,230 | $11,714 | -24% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$30,202 | $8,164 | -23% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,817 | $1,812 | -22% |
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.