88/100
#124 nationally
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake
1700 West Stout Street, Rice Lake, WI 54868 · (715) 234-1515
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake billed $2.58 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
- 2.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 19
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WI
- #1
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 93% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 85% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 88% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 80% 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 |
81 | $12,294 | $2,597 | -37% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
80 | $6,789 | $1,850 | -40% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
55 | $24,938 | $16,666 | -62% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
48 | $8,412 | $2,159 | -28% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
43 | $21,414 | $10,937 | -51% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $4,501 | $1,554 | -55% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
27 | $14,600 | $3,055 | -24% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $21,632 | $11,164 | -54% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
23 | $16,781 | $5,530 | -52% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
21 | $7,002 | $1,540 | -38% |
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 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$50,794 | $10,224 | about average |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,600 | $3,055 | -24% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,412 | $2,159 | -28% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,003 | $6,856 | -32% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$55,900 | $17,819 | -33% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,294 | $2,597 | -37% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,002 | $1,540 | -38% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,789 | $1,850 | -40% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$19,858 | $13,544 | -68% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$24,938 | $16,666 | -62% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,254 | $2,723 | -59% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,501 | $1,554 | -55% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$18,115 | $9,006 | -54% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$21,632 | $11,164 | -54% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,781 | $5,530 | -52% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$21,414 | $10,937 | -51% |
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.