73/100
#554 nationally
Ssm Health St Clare Hospital - Baraboo
707 14Th St, Baraboo, WI 53913 · (608) 356-1400
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ssm Health St Clare Hospital - Baraboo billed $3.65 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
- 3.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 22
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WI
- #18
- 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 69% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 76% 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 |
316 | $9,029 | $2,098 | -23% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
134 | $17,183 | $2,477 | -12% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
63 | $53,980 | $17,230 | -17% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $40,387 | $11,984 | -35% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
49 | $29,937 | $11,064 | -31% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $36,103 | $11,798 | -23% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $14,519 | $3,707 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
35 | $6,549 | $1,478 | -35% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
29 | $18,999 | $5,119 | -46% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $5,136 | $1,760 | -55% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$33,166 | $8,294 | +9% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,225 | $1,460 | -4% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$37,083 | $9,396 | -5% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,183 | $2,477 | -12% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$38,234 | $9,240 | -16% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,904 | $2,795 | -17% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$53,980 | $17,230 | -17% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$44,881 | $14,729 | -18% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,136 | $1,760 | -55% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,350 | $3,179 | -55% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,054 | $1,397 | -46% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,999 | $5,119 | -46% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,422 | $6,523 | -44% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,762 | $2,857 | -42% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$30,263 | $10,847 | -38% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$40,387 | $11,984 | -35% |
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.