CT scan of the neck with and without contrast cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 77 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,166 — 32% above the US median ($1,644), roughly 9.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ascension Ne Wisconsin-St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI $418 $199 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.8%
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $803 $199 83 min
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc La Crosse, WI $807 ★ 5/5 132 min 14.3%
Mayo Clinic Hlth Systm Franciscan Hlthcare Sparta Sparta, WI $807 76 min 14.9%
Ascension All Saints Hospital Racine, WI $876 $402 ★ 2/5 148 min 14.1%
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI $876 $325 ★ 5/5 119 min 13.6%
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $876 $402 15.7%
St Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls, WI $919 $454 ★ 3/5 139 min 14.5%
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $1,026 $778 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.3%
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $1,053 $2,169 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.5%
Holy Family Memorial Manitowoc, WI $1,246 $1,360 ★ 3/5 143 min 14.6%
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital Altoona, WI $1,326 $174 14.1%
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI $1,369 $1,155 ★ 5/5 96 min 14.0%
St Marys Hospital Superior Superior, WI $1,485 $771 118 min 14.8%
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $1,494 $1,193 ★ 4/5 108 min 14.9%
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc. Stevens Point, WI $1,506 ★ 4/5 145 min 15.4%
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander, WI $1,506 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.4%
Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI $1,506 ★ 4/5 156 min 14.1%
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI $1,506 ★ 3/5 151 min 14.6%
Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff, WI $1,506 ★ 4/5 164 min 14.6%
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River, WI $1,506 87 min 15.5%
Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley, WI $1,506 158 min 14.8%
Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk, WI $1,506 121 min 14.1%
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc Medford, WI $1,506 149 min 14.4%
Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill, WI $1,506 126 min 15.2%

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)
$2,870
Cash / self-pay
$2,166
Insurer-negotiated
$1,043
Medicare pays
$220
$962$3,126
Median cash $2,166  ·  Medicare $220  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $2,166 — about 9.9× the Medicare rate ($220). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($440).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,870 list price could save about $705 (25%).

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