43/100
#1,507 nationally
West Allis Memorial Hospital
8901 W Lincoln Ave, West Allis, WI 53227 · (414) 328-6000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, West Allis Memorial Hospital billed $5.38 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
- 5.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 58
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WI
- #54
- 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 37% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 40% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 64% 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 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
242 | $11,520 | $1,849 | -11% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
223 | $20,184 | $2,431 | +4% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
138 | $65,154 | $14,831 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
100 | $9,340 | $1,435 | -7% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
93 | $40,890 | $9,147 | -6% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
85 | $74,078 | $11,663 | +19% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
70 | $5,125 | $621 | +63% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
65 | $25,210 | $3,051 | +22% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
52 | $45,202 | $4,995 | +29% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $34,806 | $4,611 | +27% |
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 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,142 | $2,837 | +66% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,125 | $621 | +63% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,438 | $1,693 | +31% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,202 | $4,995 | +29% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,806 | $4,611 | +27% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,041 | $3,013 | +25% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$98,416 | $14,780 | +23% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,210 | $3,051 | +22% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$36,942 | $10,333 | -40% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$28,170 | $8,229 | -33% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
MS-DRG 394 · Inpatient stay |
$27,484 | $8,376 | -29% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)
MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay |
$27,128 | $6,930 | -28% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$42,129 | $10,732 | -25% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,593 | $2,853 | -24% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$139,434 | $31,841 | -22% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$44,657 | $11,433 | -21% |
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.