67/100
#735 nationally
Mile Bluff Medical Center
1050 Division St, Mauston, WI 53948 · (608) 847-6161
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Mile Bluff Medical Center billed $4.18 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
- 4.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 13
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WI
- #27
- 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 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 64% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 65% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 63% 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 |
95 | $25,134 | $2,623 | +29% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
73 | $9,139 | $2,233 | -22% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
58 | $9,442 | $1,850 | -17% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
37 | $44,240 | $17,784 | -32% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $45,421 | $12,594 | -27% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $2,917 | $655 | -7% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $12,408 | $3,007 | -39% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $7,544 | $1,502 | -25% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $42,003 | $9,438 | +7% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $38,341 | $12,003 | -18% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,134 | $2,623 | +29% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$42,003 | $9,438 | +7% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,917 | $655 | -7% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,442 | $1,850 | -17% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,123 | $5,530 | -17% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$38,341 | $12,003 | -18% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,139 | $2,233 | -22% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,544 | $1,502 | -25% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,546 | $1,952 | -49% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,098 | $6,856 | -40% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,408 | $3,007 | -39% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$44,240 | $17,784 | -32% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,421 | $12,594 | -27% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,544 | $1,502 | -25% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,139 | $2,233 | -22% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$38,341 | $12,003 | -18% |
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.