Wisconsin / Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire
CMS certification 520210 · Eau Claire, WI · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire: charges and Medicare payments
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire reported 218 Medicare inpatient stays across 9 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.34 times what it was paid — mid-range in Wisconsin, number 32 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: 75 stays at an average charge of $50,064, 45% below the national average. It also billed 1,260 outpatient services, charging 4.99 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 218
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.34×
- 3Rank in WI (highest ratio = 1) 32 of 55
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 9 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire 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 | 75 | $50,064 | -45% | $17,324 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 32 | $34,525 | -42% | $9,269 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 28 | $42,259 | -25% | $10,527 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 19 | $36,531 | -48% | $11,712 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 15 | $57,396 | -24% | $16,463 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 13 | $21,814 | -46% | $6,414 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 12 | $34,091 | -41% | $8,542 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 12 | $55,734 | -51% | $12,613 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 12 | $35,902 | -46% | $9,630 |
Outpatient services
Against the Wisconsin average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire charged $50,064 on average, 16% less than the Wisconsin average of $59,481, and was paid $17,324 against a state average of $16,719. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire charged $34,525 on average, 14% less than the Wisconsin average of $40,070, and was paid $9,269 against a state average of $11,231. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire charged $42,259 on average, 7% more than the Wisconsin average of $39,564, and was paid $10,527 against a state average of $10,862. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire charged $36,531 on average, 30% less than the Wisconsin average of $52,035, and was paid $11,712 against a state average of $14,345. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $6,836 was 27% below the state average of $9,348. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $4,414 was 50% below the state average of $8,908. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $22,060 was 7% below the state average of $23,760. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $1,086 was 51% below the state average of $2,237.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire in Eau Claire, WI, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-08 (CMS case 5571)
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.