81/100
#326 nationally
Sauk Prairie Hospital
260 26Th Street, Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578 · (608) 643-3311
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Sauk Prairie Hospital billed $2.75 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
- 2.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 20
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WI
- #7
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 83% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 67% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
659 | $28,099 | $11,968 | -55% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
103 | $22,505 | $2,452 | +16% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
86 | $10,184 | $2,107 | -13% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
76 | $19,018 | $6,457 | -52% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
75 | $40,996 | $16,751 | -51% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
73 | $417 | $623 | -87% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
72 | $6,859 | $1,741 | -40% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
62 | $13,171 | $2,914 | -35% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
54 | $39,269 | $14,855 | -40% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
52 | $6,403 | $1,465 | -43% |
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 |
$22,505 | $2,452 | +16% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,184 | $2,107 | -13% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$34,441 | $9,808 | -21% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$29,727 | $8,499 | -24% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,814 | $2,906 | -33% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,182 | $3,154 | -35% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,171 | $2,914 | -35% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,445 | $1,735 | -37% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$417 | $623 | -87% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,099 | $11,968 | -55% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,018 | $6,457 | -52% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$40,996 | $16,751 | -51% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,161 | $1,857 | -45% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,650 | $1,478 | -44% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,403 | $1,465 | -43% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,113 | $5,177 | -43% |
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.