64/100
#831 nationally
Watertown Memorial Hospital
125 Hospital Drive, Watertown, WI 53098 · (920) 261-4210
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Watertown Memorial Hospital billed $4.62 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
- 4.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 28
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WI
- #30
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 71% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 53% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 61% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 71% 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 |
244 | $14,255 | $2,116 | +21% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
88 | $1,358 | $622 | -57% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
79 | $16,912 | $2,468 | -13% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
75 | $69,419 | $11,974 | +11% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
63 | $43,463 | $16,309 | -33% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $35,107 | $6,373 | -12% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
32 | $9,137 | $1,715 | -19% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
30 | $17,212 | $3,704 | -17% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
29 | $9,770 | $1,856 | -24% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
27 | $33,240 | $9,287 | -15% |
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 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,384 | $2,973 | +24% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,255 | $2,116 | +21% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$69,419 | $11,974 | +11% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,442 | $1,477 | +4% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,084 | $5,256 | about average |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$80,618 | $16,941 | about average |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,156 | $2,803 | -5% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,107 | $6,373 | -12% |
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 |
$1,358 | $622 | -57% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$26,228 | $13,461 | -52% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$43,463 | $16,309 | -33% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$29,824 | $10,573 | -31% |
|
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
MS-DRG 948 · Inpatient stay |
$23,221 | $6,555 | -28% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$21,704 | $6,605 | -27% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$33,322 | $9,055 | -27% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$34,936 | $11,096 | -25% |
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.