Sepsis Cost in Wisconsin — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) with major complications — a life-threatening immune response to infection.
State average
$24,089
gross charge · DRG 871
Hospitals
7
with published pricing
Price range
$15,877 – $41,585
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Amery Hospital & Clinic
Amery, WI
Gross charge $15,877Cash pay $8,278 - 2
Hudson Hospital
Hudson, WI
Gross charge $15,877Cash pay $8,278 - 3
Westfields Hospital and Clinic
New Richmond, WI
Gross charge $15,877Cash pay $8,278 - 4
Crossing Rivers Health
Prairie Du Chien, WI
Gross charge $18,072 - 5
Tomah Memorial Hospital
Tomah, WI
Gross charge $22,413Cash pay $12,887 - 6
Grant Regional Health Center
Lancaster, WI
Gross charge $38,919Cash pay $25,297 - 7
Stoughton Health
Stoughton, WI
Gross charge $41,585Cash pay $22,872 - 8
Mayo Clinic Health System - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,072 - 9
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Hospital
Appleton, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,639 - 10
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake
Rice Lake, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,495 - 11
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
Rhinelander, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,405 - 12
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County
Two Rivers, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,563 - 13
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County
Sheboygan, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,038 - 14
Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield
Marshfield, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,632 - 15
Aurora Medical Center Washington County
Hartford, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,803 - 16Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,526
- 17
Aurora Medical Center Burlington
Burlington, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,638 - 18
Mercy Health System Corp
Janesville, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,787 - 19
Fort Memorial Hospital
Fort Atkinson, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,316 - 20
Ascension St. Francis Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,486 - 21
Unitypoint Health - Meriter
Madison, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,508 - 22
Sauk Prairie Hospital
Prairie Du Sac, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,556 - 23Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,910
- 24
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
Elkhorn, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,987 - 25
Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital
Manitowoc, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,784 - 26
Mile Bluff Medical Center
Mauston, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,770 - 27
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area
Marinette, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,269 - 28
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,297 - 29
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,707 - 30
Aurora West Allis Medical Center
West Allis, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,884 - 31
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,546 - 32
Aurora Medical Center - Kenosha
Kenosha, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,288 - 33
Aurora Baycare Medical Center
Green Bay, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,060 - 34
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin
Glendale, WI
Gross charge — - 35
OakLeaf Surgical Hospital
Altoona, WI
Gross charge — - 36
Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,535 - 37
Marshfield Medical Center-Weston
Weston, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,439 - 38
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital
Franklin, WI
Gross charge — - 39
Aurora Medical Center Summit
Summit, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,075 - 40
Aurora Medical Center Grafton
Grafton, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,460 - 41
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,253 - 42
Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua
Minocqua, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,542 - 43
Ascension Wisconsin Hospital - Menomonee Falls
Menomonee Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 44Gross charge —
- 45
Ascension Calumet Hospital
Chilton, WI
Gross charge — - 46
Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville
Neillsville, WI
Gross charge — - 47
Flambeau Hospital
Park Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 48
Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith
Ladysmith, WI
Gross charge — - 49
Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital-Superior
Superior, WI
Gross charge — - 50
Richland Hospital
Richland Center, WI
Gross charge — - 51
Western Wisconsin Health
Baldwin, WI
Gross charge — - 52
River Falls Area Hospital
River Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 53
Upland Hills Health Hospital & Clinics
Dodgeville, WI
Gross charge — - 54
Southwest Health Center
Platteville, WI
Gross charge — - 55
Bellin Hospital
Green Bay, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,135 - 56
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac
Fond Du Lac, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,678 - 57
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital
Waupun, WI
Gross charge — - 58
Columbus Community Hospital
Columbus, WI
Gross charge — - 59
Froedtert West Bend Hospital
West Bend, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,368 - 60
Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin
New Berlin, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,752
7 Wisconsin hospitals publish gross charges for sepsis (DRG 871). Prices range from $15,877 to $41,585 — roughly $25,708 apart. The cheapest is Amery Hospital & Clinic in Amery; the most expensive is Stoughton Health in Stoughton. The state average sits at $24,089.
These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists sepsis at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent sepsis admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Wisconsin hospitals missing from the list either don't perform sepsis in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 871 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.