51/100
#1,213 nationally
Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington
252 Mchenry St, Burlington, WI 53105 · (262) 767-6545
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington billed $5.33 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
- 5.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 34
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WI
- #46
- 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 47% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 54% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 62% 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 |
705 | $16,531 | $2,167 | +41% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
148 | $9,359 | $1,816 | -18% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
110 | $8,841 | $1,525 | -12% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
107 | $18,376 | $2,515 | -5% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
98 | $12,537 | $1,789 | +7% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
89 | $54,309 | $14,328 | -17% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
83 | $15,002 | $2,672 | -15% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
69 | $40,194 | $9,158 | -7% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $12,219 | $2,998 | -36% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
49 | $22,694 | $2,995 | +11% |
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 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,464 | $3,824 | +43% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,531 | $2,167 | +41% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,048 | $1,916 | +24% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,177 | $4,915 | +16% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,652 | $3,141 | +15% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,694 | $2,995 | +11% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,537 | $1,789 | +7% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,961 | $1,512 | +7% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,870 | $3,254 | -49% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,219 | $2,998 | -36% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$61,082 | $14,371 | -36% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$34,076 | $9,755 | -36% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$31,284 | $9,546 | -33% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,369 | $2,639 | -31% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,834 | $6,728 | -28% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,947 | $6,133 | -19% |
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.