COVID-19 PCR test cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 85 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $119 — 22% above the US median ($98), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Aurora Medical Ctr Manitowoc County Two Rivers, WI $38 $110 ★ 5/5 113 min 14.8%
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $49 $110 ★ 5/5 171 min 14.4%
Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington Burlington, WI $49 $110 ★ 4/5 186 min 15.2%
Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa, WI $49 $112
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $58 $112 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.5%
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $60 $58 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.3%
St Marys Hospital Medical Ctr Green Bay, WI $65 $112 ★ 3/5 102 min 14.7%
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $65 $108 ★ 4/5 131 min 15.7%
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $69 $89 ★ 4/5 108 min 14.9%
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $73 $66 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.5%
Ascension Ne Wisconsin-St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI $75 $54 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.8%
Aurora Medical Center-Summit Summit, WI $76 $110 ★ 5/5 144 min 14.7%
Door County Medical Center Sturgeon Bay, WI $87 $78 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.4%
Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County Hartford, WI $88 $110 ★ 4/5 124 min 15.7%
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI $88 $110 ★ 4/5 177 min 14.4%
Aurora Medical Ctr Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI $88 $110 ★ 4/5 122 min 14.3%
Mental Health Emergency Center, Inc Milwaukee, WI $88 $51
St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend West Bend, WI $95 $108 ★ 4/5 201 min 14.1%
Froedtert South Inc. Kenosha, WI $97 $116 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.3%
Community Memorial Hospital Menomonee Falls, WI $97 $116 ★ 4/5 217 min 14.6%
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI $97 $116 ★ 3/5 275 min 15.4%
Froedtert Community Hospital New Berlin, WI $97 $116 124 min 14.8%
Holy Family Memorial Manitowoc, WI $100 $109 ★ 3/5 143 min 14.6%
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward, WI $104 $76 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.4%
St Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls, WI $105 $77 ★ 3/5 139 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. 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)
$180
Cash / self-pay
$119
Insurer-negotiated
$110
Medicare pays
$51
$65$175
Median cash $119  ·  Medicare $51  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $119 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($51). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($103).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $180 list price could save about $61 (34%).

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