79/100
#372 nationally
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
1910 South Ave, La Crosse, WI 54601 · (608) 782-7300
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center billed $3.35 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
- 3.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 132
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WI
- #10
- 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 83% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 82% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 69% 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 |
1,584 | $12,488 | $2,029 | +6% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
641 | $12,897 | $2,524 | -34% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
497 | $7,295 | $1,726 | -36% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
490 | $6,861 | $1,521 | -32% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
476 | $1,563 | $636 | -50% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
365 | $6,252 | $1,919 | -52% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
277 | $44,970 | $11,875 | -28% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
276 | $31,365 | $17,134 | -52% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
224 | $20,336 | $2,982 | +6% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
205 | $16,759 | $3,802 | -19% |
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 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,336 | $2,982 | +6% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,488 | $2,029 | +6% |
|
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 253 · Inpatient stay |
$116,435 | $38,848 | +4% |
|
Level 4 ENT Procedures
APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,403 | $3,033 | about average |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,077 | $5,517 | about average |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,842 | $3,129 | about average |
|
Level 6 Urology and Related Services
APC 5376 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$43,590 | $8,089 | about average |
|
Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5415 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,392 | $4,470 | about average |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$14,363 | $11,963 | -74% |
|
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Major Complications
MS-DRG 371 · Inpatient stay |
$20,701 | $14,188 | -70% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$34,610 | $22,565 | -70% |
|
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
MS-DRG 315 · Inpatient stay |
$12,726 | $8,547 | -69% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$25,394 | $15,709 | -67% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$28,944 | $14,836 | -64% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Major Complications
MS-DRG 388 · Inpatient stay |
$21,607 | $11,815 | -62% |
|
Pulmonary Embolism with Major Complications or Acute Cor Pulmonale
MS-DRG 175 · Inpatient stay |
$20,611 | $11,762 | -62% |
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.