Wisconsin / Marshfield Medical Center - Weston
CMS certification 520202 · Weston, WI · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Marshfield Medical Center - Weston: charges and Medicare payments
Marshfield Medical Center - Weston reported 428 Medicare inpatient stays across 19 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.57 times what it was paid — mid-range in Wisconsin, number 25 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: 89 stays at an average charge of $47,934, 47% below the national average. It also billed 829 outpatient services, charging 4.67 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 428
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.57×
- 3Rank in WI (highest ratio = 1) 25 of 55
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 19 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Marshfield Medical Center - Weston 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 | 89 | $47,934 | -47% | $13,645 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 38 | $23,794 | -58% | $8,212 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 31 | $36,281 | -52% | $10,704 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 25 | $64,196 | -44% | $13,061 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 24 | $24,927 | -57% | $8,383 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 21 | $35,618 | -50% | $11,553 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 21 | $34,854 | -42% | $8,960 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 18 | $16,815 | -53% | $5,168 |
| 282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC | 17 | $26,755 | -38% | $5,007 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 17 | $39,842 | -38% | $7,351 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 17 | $28,213 | -62% | $10,480 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 17 | $84,461 | -63% | $31,858 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 15 | $134,557 | -39% | $33,346 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 15 | $30,219 | -40% | $6,295 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 15 | $88,769 | -46% | $21,012 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 14 | $23,813 | -72% | $11,098 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 12 | $57,740 | -38% | $12,805 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 11 | $19,272 | -65% | $6,970 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 11 | $18,520 | -62% | $6,748 |
Outpatient services
Against the Wisconsin average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Marshfield Medical Center - Weston charged $47,934 on average, 19% less than the Wisconsin average of $59,481, and was paid $13,645 against a state average of $16,719. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Marshfield Medical Center - Weston charged $23,794 on average, 40% less than the Wisconsin average of $39,564, and was paid $8,212 against a state average of $10,862. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Marshfield Medical Center - Weston charged $36,281 on average, 29% less than the Wisconsin average of $51,375, and was paid $10,704 against a state average of $13,995. For Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal Device without MCC (DRG 322), Marshfield Medical Center - Weston charged $64,196 on average, 19% less than the Wisconsin average of $78,773, and was paid $13,061 against a state average of $15,666. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $1,095 was 51% below the state average of $2,237. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $45,725 was 9% below the state average of $50,282. For Level 2 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5192), its average charge of $25,455 was 14% below the state average of $29,711. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $22,750 was 4% below the state average of $23,760.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Marshfield Medical Center - Weston in Weston, WI, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2023-05-03 (CMS case 1450)
- Closure Notice — 2023-08-17 (CMS case 1450)
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-09 (CMS case 5607)
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.