Cesarean section (C-section) cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 75 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $17,150 — 21% above the US median ($14,121), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hudson Hospital 🍼 Hudson, WI $11,344 $5,592 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.3%
St Vincent Hospital 🍼 Green Bay, WI $15,262 $15,027 ★ 4/5 128 min 14.0%
St Nicholas Hospital 🍼 Sheboygan, WI $17,150 $17,046 ★ 3/5 122 min 14.8%
Westfields Hospital and Clinic 🍼 New Richmond, WI $20,561 $3,792 ★ 4/5 108 min 14.9%
Amery Hospital & Clinic 🍼 Amery, WI $23,119 $3,884 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.5%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$32,537
Cash / self-pay
$17,150
Insurer-negotiated
$12,782
Medicare pays
$7,552
$12,911$22,096
Median cash $17,150  ·  Medicare $7,552  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $17,150 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($7,552). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($15,104).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $32,537 list price could save about $15,387 (47%).

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Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.

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