Wisconsin / Aurora Medical Center Summit
CMS certification 520206 · Summit, WI · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Aurora Medical Center Summit: charges and Medicare payments
Aurora Medical Center Summit reported 725 Medicare inpatient stays across 32 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.87 times what it was paid — mid-range in Wisconsin, number 21 of 55 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.47×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 140 stays at an average charge of $45,720, 49% below the national average. It also billed 1,237 outpatient services, charging 5.82 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 725
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.87×
- 3Rank in WI (highest ratio = 1) 21 of 55
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 32 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Aurora Medical Center Summit charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 140 | $45,720 | -49% | $13,700 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 67 | $34,619 | -39% | $8,827 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 45 | $31,925 | -35% | $9,001 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 37 | $33,969 | -41% | $8,745 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 28 | $24,321 | -50% | $7,158 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 26 | $33,588 | -31% | $7,016 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 25 | $68,561 | -32% | $15,287 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 20 | $38,946 | -47% | $11,100 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 19 | $100,744 | -56% | $39,298 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 18 | $59,500 | -40% | $13,543 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 18 | $46,924 | -38% | $11,673 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 18 | $29,476 | -35% | $6,084 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 17 | $29,160 | -51% | $9,228 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 17 | $29,987 | -20% | $6,172 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 16 | $31,367 | -23% | $6,252 |
| 083 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with CC | 15 | $47,382 | -35% | $9,414 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 15 | $39,941 | -43% | $11,242 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 14 | $36,512 | -36% | $9,295 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 14 | $77,318 | -33% | $12,486 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 14 | $40,891 | -38% | $10,780 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 13 | $34,992 | -31% | $6,396 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 13 | $33,153 | -61% | $11,049 |
| 551 Medical Back Problems with MCC | 13 | $47,613 | -40% | $11,151 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 12 | $34,993 | -37% | $6,916 |
| 184 Major Chest Trauma with CC | 12 | $28,031 | -49% | $7,316 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 12 | $34,001 | -33% | $7,502 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 12 | $35,588 | -9% | $6,627 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 11 | $18,672 | -48% | $5,289 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 11 | $113,468 | -31% | $21,581 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 11 | $23,777 | -41% | $5,530 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 11 | $100,671 | -27% | $19,596 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 11 | $35,745 | -30% | $7,781 |
Outpatient services
Against the Wisconsin average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Aurora Medical Center Summit charged $45,720 on average, 23% less than the Wisconsin average of $59,481, and was paid $13,700 against a state average of $16,719. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Aurora Medical Center Summit charged $34,619 on average, 12% less than the Wisconsin average of $39,564, and was paid $8,827 against a state average of $10,862. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Aurora Medical Center Summit charged $31,925 on average, 7% less than the Wisconsin average of $34,158, and was paid $9,001 against a state average of $8,925. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Aurora Medical Center Summit charged $33,969 on average, 16% less than the Wisconsin average of $40,535, and was paid $8,745 against a state average of $10,823. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $10,807 was 6% below the state average of $11,485. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,196 was 3% below the state average of $17,717. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $9,003 was 1% above the state average of $8,908. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $47,128 was 6% below the state average of $50,282.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Aurora Medical Center Summit in Summit, WI, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-24 (CMS case 5324)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.