DRG 064 · Nervous System

Stroke Cost in Wisconsin — Compare All Hospitals

A stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel or bleeding in the brain, accompanied by other serious medical problems. Care involves rapid brain imaging, close monitoring in a stroke or intensive care unit, and early rehabilitation once the patient is stable.

State average
$26,435
gross charge · DRG 064
Hospitals
7
with published pricing
Price range
$8,142 – $40,633
low to high
Lowest $8,142 Highest $40,633

7 Wisconsin hospitals publish gross charges for stroke (DRG 064). Prices range from $8,142 to $40,633 — roughly $32,492 apart. The cheapest is Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster; the most expensive is Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie Du Chien. The state average sits at $26,435.

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 stroke 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 stroke 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 stroke in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 064 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1
    Gross charge $8,142
    Cash pay $5,292
  2. 2

    Stoughton Health

    Stoughton, WI

    Gross charge $8,720
    Cash pay $4,796
  3. 3

    Tomah Memorial Hospital

    Tomah, WI

    Gross charge $23,117
    Cash pay $13,293
  4. 4

    Amery Hospital & Clinic

    Amery, WI

    Gross charge $34,811
    Cash pay $18,150
  5. 5

    Hudson Hospital

    Hudson, WI

    Gross charge $34,811
    Cash pay $18,150
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    Westfields Hospital and Clinic

    New Richmond, WI

    Gross charge $34,811
    Cash pay $18,150
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    Crossing Rivers Health

    Prairie Du Chien, WI

    Gross charge $40,633
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    Mayo Clinic Health System - La Crosse

    La Crosse, WI

    13 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $13,495
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    Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Hospital

    Appleton, WI

    13 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $10,737
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    Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake

    Rice Lake, WI

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    Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital

    Rhinelander, WI

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    Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County

    Two Rivers, WI

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    Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County

    Sheboygan, WI

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    Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield

    Marshfield, WI

    29 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $17,937
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    Aurora Medical Center Washington County

    Hartford, WI

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    Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus

    Milwaukee, WI

    29 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $14,934
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    Aurora Medical Center Burlington

    Burlington, WI

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    Mercy Health System Corp

    Janesville, WI

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    Fort Memorial Hospital

    Fort Atkinson, WI

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    Ascension St. Francis Hospital

    Milwaukee, WI

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    Unitypoint Health - Meriter

    Madison, WI

    31 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $12,960
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    Sauk Prairie Hospital

    Prairie Du Sac, WI

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    Ascension All Saints Hospital - Spring Street

    Racine, WI

    19 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $12,022
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    Aurora Lakeland Medical Center

    Elkhorn, WI

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    Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital

    Manitowoc, WI

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    Mile Bluff Medical Center

    Mauston, WI

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    Aurora Medical Center Bay Area

    Marinette, WI

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    Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital

    Milwaukee, WI

    12 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $12,955
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    Aurora St Luke's Medical Center

    Milwaukee, WI

    80 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $14,207
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    Aurora West Allis Medical Center

    West Allis, WI

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    Froedtert Hospital

    Milwaukee, WI

    91 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $17,311
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    Aurora Medical Center - Kenosha

    Kenosha, WI

    11 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $11,896
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    Aurora Baycare Medical Center

    Green Bay, WI

    28 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $11,997
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    Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh

    Oshkosh, WI

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    Marshfield Medical Center-Weston

    Weston, WI

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    Aurora Medical Center Summit

    Summit, WI

    18 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $11,736
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    Aurora Medical Center Grafton

    Grafton, WI

    13 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $12,336
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    Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire

    Eau Claire, WI

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    Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua

    Minocqua, WI

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    Flambeau Hospital

    Park Falls, WI

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    Richland Hospital

    Richland Center, WI

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    River Falls Area Hospital

    River Falls, WI

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    Upland Hills Health Hospital & Clinics

    Dodgeville, WI

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    Southwest Health Center

    Platteville, WI

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    Bellin Hospital

    Green Bay, WI

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    SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac

    Fond Du Lac, WI

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    SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital

    Waupun, WI

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    Columbus Community Hospital

    Columbus, WI

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    Froedtert West Bend Hospital

    West Bend, WI

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