DRG 638 · Endocrine & Metabolic

Diabetes Cost in Wisconsin — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for diabetes with complications such as ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar state, or severe hypoglycemia.

State average
$26,413
gross charge · DRG 638
Hospitals
6
with published pricing
Price range
$14,875 – $35,580
low to high
Lowest $14,875 Highest $35,580

6 Wisconsin hospitals publish gross charges for diabetes (DRG 638). Prices range from $14,875 to $35,580 — roughly $20,705 apart. The cheapest is Tomah Memorial Hospital in Tomah; the most expensive is Westfields Hospital and Clinic in New Richmond. The state average sits at $26,413.

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 diabetes 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 diabetes 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 diabetes in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 638 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 $14,875
    Cash pay $8,553
  2. 2

    Crossing Rivers Health

    Prairie Du Chien, WI

    Gross charge $18,240
  3. 3

    Stoughton Health

    Stoughton, WI

    Gross charge $18,621
    Cash pay $10,241
  4. 4

    Amery Hospital & Clinic

    Amery, WI

    Gross charge $35,580
    Cash pay $18,551
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    Hudson Hospital

    Hudson, WI

    Gross charge $35,580
    Cash pay $18,551
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    Gross charge $35,580
    Cash pay $18,551
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    Mayo Clinic Health System - La Crosse

    La Crosse, WI

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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 Sheboygan County

    Sheboygan, WI

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    Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield

    Marshfield, WI

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    Aurora Medical Center Washington County

    Hartford, WI

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    Aurora Medical Center Burlington

    Burlington, WI

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    Froedtert West Bend Hospital

    West Bend, 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

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    Sauk Prairie Hospital

    Prairie Du Sac, WI

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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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    Aurora Medical Center Bay Area

    Marinette, WI

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    Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital

    Milwaukee, WI

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    Aurora St Luke's Medical Center

    Milwaukee, WI

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    Aurora West Allis Medical Center

    West Allis, WI

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    Froedtert Hospital

    Milwaukee, WI

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    Aurora Medical Center - Kenosha

    Kenosha, WI

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    Aurora Baycare Medical Center

    Green Bay, WI

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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

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    Aurora Medical Center Grafton

    Grafton, WI

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    Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire

    Eau Claire, WI

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    Flambeau Hospital

    Park Falls, WI

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    Richland Hospital

    Richland Center, 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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