60/100
#942 nationally
Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County
1032 E Sumner St, Hartford, WI 53027 · (262) 673-2300
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County billed $4.75 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
- 4.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 15
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WI
- #37
- 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.
Better than 82% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 51% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 48% 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 |
135 | $11,240 | $2,100 | -4% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
81 | $77,529 | $11,984 | +24% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
53 | $16,131 | $2,421 | -17% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
50 | $11,737 | $1,759 | +3% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
40 | $38,562 | $16,537 | -41% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $10,750 | $1,443 | +7% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
27 | $45,594 | $6,523 | +14% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $27,142 | $10,667 | -37% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
17 | $17,148 | $2,591 | -3% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $31,382 | $2,795 | +54% |
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 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,382 | $2,795 | +54% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$77,529 | $11,984 | +24% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,594 | $6,523 | +14% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,750 | $1,443 | +7% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,957 | $1,368 | +6% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,737 | $1,759 | +3% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,148 | $2,591 | -3% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,293 | $1,735 | -4% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$38,562 | $16,537 | -41% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$27,142 | $10,667 | -37% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$29,807 | $12,189 | -36% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$41,171 | $15,479 | -28% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$29,916 | $10,600 | -24% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,131 | $2,421 | -17% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,240 | $2,100 | -4% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,293 | $1,735 | -4% |
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.