Hospital · CCN 520136
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital - St Joseph Campus
5000 W Chambers St, Milwaukee, WI 53210 · Milwaukee County
Part of Ascension Health · 301 beds · 2
Metropolitan area core: primary flow within an urbanized area of 50,000 and greater
40 admission types 53 outpatient services price file: ok
Billed per dollar paid, all admissions
2.97×
$39.6M billed against $13.4M paid across 1,028 Medicare discharges; the national figure is 5.03×.
3.1%
of adults in Milwaukee County have medical debt in collections
7.7%
uninsured in the county · state 6.3%
$63K
median household income
4.2×
billed ÷ paid, inpatient, summed over the county's hospitals in the Medicare file (9 in the inpatient or outpatient file)ⓘ
38.6%
obesity in the countyⓘ
13.1%
diagnosed diabetes (PLACES)
6.2%
coronary heart disease (PLACES)
—
median age · — below poverty (ACS)
01 · Admissions
What it billed Medicare, by admission type
Average charge submitted and average total payment per discharge, 2024. Rows under 11 discharges are suppressed by CMS. The last column is the hospital's ratio against its state's for the same admission.
DRG
Admission
Discharges
Charge
Paid
Billed ÷ paid
871
Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc
120
$51,840
$16,759
3.1× st 3.6×
291
Heart failure and shock with mcc
113
$30,104
$12,115
2.5× st 3.6×
193
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with mcc
49
$31,361
$11,184
2.8× st 3.6×
690
Kidney and urinary tract infections without mcc
43
$20,254
$7,063
2.9× st 4.0×
189
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure
41
$36,047
$10,736
3.4× st 3.8×
470
Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without mcc
34
$58,884
$15,741
3.7× st 4.6×
280
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with mcc
34
$37,204
$13,877
2.7× st 3.7×
392
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc
32
$23,723
$7,604
3.1× st 4.2×
689
Kidney and urinary tract infections with mcc
31
$26,670
$10,462
2.5× st 3.7×
177
Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc
30
$48,176
$14,043
3.4× st 3.6×
377
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with mcc
27
$43,839
$14,713
3.0× st 3.8×
683
Renal failure with cc
25
$22,479
$8,109
2.8× st 3.7×
640
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc
24
$26,565
$11,107
2.4× st 3.6×
194
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with cc
24
$21,128
$8,068
2.6× st 3.9×
872
Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc
23
$30,699
$10,656
2.9× st 3.9×
853
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with mcc
23
$87,413
$36,211
2.4× st 3.3×
641
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without mcc
22
$17,598
$7,759
2.3× st 3.9×
698
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with mcc
22
$42,508
$13,939
3.1× st 3.3×
481
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with cc
21
$60,931
$16,886
3.6× st 4.2×
378
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with cc
20
$21,038
$9,206
2.3× st 4.0×
682
Renal failure with mcc
18
$32,197
$12,213
2.6× st 3.6×
811
Red blood cell disorders with mcc
17
$40,000
$13,009
3.1× st 3.5×
389
Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc
17
$20,579
$7,252
2.8× st 4.1×
536
Fractures of hip and pelvis without mcc
16
$19,202
$6,775
2.8× st 3.6×
637
Diabetes with mcc
15
$50,020
$13,040
3.8× st 4.5×
065
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with cc or tpa in 24 hours
15
$27,519
$8,569
3.2× st 4.7×
603
Cellulitis without mcc
15
$28,678
$8,648
3.3× st 3.7×
467
Revision of hip or knee replacement with cc
14
$87,717
$29,403
3.0× st 3.5×
563
Fracture, sprain, strain and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh without mcc
13
$17,548
$7,950
2.2× st 4.0×
393
Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc
13
$45,472
$14,770
3.1× st 3.4×
330
Major small and large bowel procedures with cc
13
$65,329
$18,991
3.4× st 4.1×
175
Pulmonary embolism with mcc or acute cor pulmonale
12
$45,792
$12,446
3.7× st 3.8×
178
Respiratory infections and inflammations with cc
12
$23,409
$8,715
2.7× st 4.2×
312
Syncope and collapse
12
$28,896
$8,570
3.4× st 4.4×
322
Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device without mcc
12
$72,849
$17,857
4.1× st 5.0×
064
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with mcc
12
$31,852
$14,674
2.2× st 4.1×
321
Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device with mcc or 4+ arteries/
11
$74,273
$25,698
2.9× st 4.2×
309
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with cc
11
$17,052
$7,300
2.3× st 3.6×
281
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with cc
11
$30,440
$8,000
3.8× st 4.6×
480
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with mcc
11
$91,603
$23,563
3.9× st 4.3×
02 · Outpatient
Outpatient services
Comprehensive APCs, Medicare's outpatient payment groups: submitted charge against what Medicare allowed, per service.
APC
Service
Services
Charge
Allowed
Billed ÷ allowed
8011
Comprehensive Observation Services
143
$15,827
$2,462
6.4×
5072
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
127
$6,859
$1,477
4.6×
5491
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
105
$13,338
$2,094
6.4×
5373
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
90
$10,423
$1,839
5.7×
5302
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
87
$9,315
$1,718
5.4×
5183
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
86
$12,570
$2,904
4.3×
5361
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
76
$33,720
$5,091
6.6×
5115
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
74
$49,823
$11,672
4.3×
5374
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
72
$17,910
$3,141
5.7×
5375
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
65
$23,741
$4,598
5.2×
5372
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
59
$7,079
$622
11.4×
5073
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
50
$15,694
$2,547
6.2×
5376
Level 6 Urology and Related Services
46
$39,200
$8,391
4.7×
5191
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
43
$21,254
$2,973
7.1×
5362
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
38
$44,796
$9,168
4.9×
5193
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
32
$43,176
$10,014
4.3×
5341
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures
24
$23,360
$3,086
7.6×
5113
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
21
$20,425
$2,949
6.9×
5213
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
20
$104,413
$21,581
4.8×
5431
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
19
$11,937
$1,695
7.0×
5116
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
19
$64,484
$16,941
3.8×
5114
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
19
$41,698
$6,244
6.7×
5182
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
18
$5,379
$1,459
3.7×
5192
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
16
$32,428
$5,207
6.2×
5503
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
15
$13,388
$2,129
6.3×
5092
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
15
$29,572
$5,941
5.0×
5223
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
15
$37,189
$9,721
3.8×
5313
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
14
$14,919
$2,412
6.2×
5414
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
14
$15,064
$2,848
5.3×
5222
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
11
$46,081
$7,705
6.0×
5303
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
—
—
—
—
5153
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
—
—
—
—
5462
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5464
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5232
Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures
—
—
—
—
5112
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
—
—
—
—
5492
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
—
—
—
—
5493
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
—
—
—
—
5091
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5627
Level 7 Radiation Therapy
—
—
—
—
5416
Level 6 Gynecologic Procedures
—
—
—
—
5415
Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures
—
—
—
—
5154
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
—
—
—
—
5331
Complex GI Procedures
—
—
—
—
5224
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
—
—
—
—
5194
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
—
—
—
—
5212
Level 2 Electrophysiologic Procedures
—
—
—
—
5184
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
—
—
—
—
5165
Level 5 ENT Procedures
—
—
—
—
5164
Level 4 ENT Procedures
—
—
—
—
5155
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
—
—
—
—
5378
Level 8 Urology and Related Services
—
—
—
—
5471
Implantation of Drug Infusion Device
—
—
—
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03 · Its own price file
What the hospital's price-transparency file says
Found via /cms-hpt.txt, the file itself ↗ read as csv-tall, last updated 01/01/2026, template 3.0.0, 1,023,762 rows scanned, 12,209 distinct code–setting items kept. No rule fires against it.
Sources for this hospital
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- MUP_OUT_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_Prov_Svc.csv · 28.1M bytes · fetched 2026-08-21 · sha256 f293918edbf6… · publisher's page · public domain (US federal)
- chsp-hospital-linkage-2023.csv · 1.5M bytes · fetched 2026-08-21 · sha256 a86146f10c8d… · publisher's page · public; cite AHRQ Compendium of U.S. Health Systems
- 2020 ZCTA to County relationship file · US Census Bureau · 2020tab20_zcta520_county20_natl.txt · 6.8M bytes · fetched 2026-08-21 · sha256 3ed41278d637… · publisher's page · public domain (US federal)
- Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital - St Joseph Campus — standard charges file · WI · updated 01/01/2026· csv-tall · 277.3M bytes · fetched 2026-08-23 · sha256 da21af07e77a…
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Source rows for this hospital as JSON: inpatient · outpatient · price file. CMS, Medicare Inpatient and Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024.