Wisconsin / Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua
CMS certification 520212 · Minocqua, WI · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua: charges and Medicare payments
Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua reported 144 Medicare inpatient stays across 7 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.26 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Wisconsin, number 52 of 55 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.47×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 41 stays at an average charge of $19,085, 66% below the national average. It also billed 510 outpatient services, charging 5.09 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 144
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.26×
- 3Rank in WI (highest ratio = 1) 52 of 55
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 7 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 41 | $19,085 | -66% | $8,212 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 37 | $26,536 | -71% | $11,776 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 17 | $14,433 | -71% | $6,788 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 14 | $17,147 | -77% | $9,117 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 12 | $23,332 | -59% | $8,273 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 12 | $22,506 | -62% | $8,875 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 11 | $24,362 | -65% | $12,260 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 114 | $6,814 | $1,728 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 105 | $7,853 | $1,451 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 52 | $11,682 | $2,852 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 42 | $17,449 | $4,630 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 41 | $12,942 | $3,119 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 40 | $16,789 | $5,163 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 21 | $10,291 | $2,449 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 20 | $7,185 | $1,438 |
| Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 17 | $36,093 | $9,206 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 17 | $8,346 | $2,085 |
| Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures | 15 | $9,367 | $2,798 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 13 | $15,924 | $3,096 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 13 | $6,249 | $1,402 |
Against the Wisconsin average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua charged $19,085 on average, 52% less than the Wisconsin average of $39,564, and was paid $8,212 against a state average of $10,862. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua charged $26,536 on average, 55% less than the Wisconsin average of $59,481, and was paid $11,776 against a state average of $16,719. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua charged $14,433 on average, 58% less than the Wisconsin average of $34,158, and was paid $6,788 against a state average of $8,925. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua charged $17,147 on average, 67% less than the Wisconsin average of $51,375, and was paid $9,117 against a state average of $13,995. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $6,814 was 27% below the state average of $9,348. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $7,853 was 12% below the state average of $8,908. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $11,682 was 28% below the state average of $16,152. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $17,449 was 31% below the state average of $25,384.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua in Minocqua, 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 5593)
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.