Drug screen (urine) cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 87 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $122 — 8% above the US median ($113), roughly 7.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $21 $136 ★ 4/5 131 min 15.7%
North Central Health Care Wausau, WI $31 $19
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $31 $130 ★ 5/5 171 min 14.4%
West Allis Memorial Hospital West Allis, WI $31 $131 ★ 4/5 182 min 15.3%
Aurora Medical Center-Summit Summit, WI $31 $131 ★ 5/5 144 min 14.7%
Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa, WI $31 $111
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI $46 $131 ★ 4/5 177 min 14.4%
Aurora Medical Ctr Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI $46 $130 ★ 4/5 122 min 14.3%
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $50 $88 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.5%
Mental Health Emergency Center, Inc Milwaukee, WI $52 $62
Holy Family Memorial Manitowoc, WI $52 $75 ★ 3/5 143 min 14.6%
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $53 $83 ★ 4/5 108 min 14.9%
Unitypoint Health-Meriter Madison, WI $56 $27 ★ 5/5 150 min 15.8%
Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County Hartford, WI $56 $136 ★ 4/5 124 min 15.7%
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $57 $109 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.3%
Ascension Ne Wisconsin-St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI $72 $65 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.8%
Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington Burlington, WI $73 $136 ★ 4/5 186 min 15.2%
Ascension All Saints Hospital Racine, WI $73 $51 ★ 2/5 148 min 14.1%
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI $73 $51 ★ 5/5 119 min 13.6%
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $73 $51 15.7%
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $79 $65 83 min
St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend West Bend, WI $81 $85 ★ 4/5 201 min 14.1%
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn, WI $81 $136 ★ 5/5 150 min 14.9%
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI $83 $65 ★ 3/5 165 min 13.7%
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $84 $98 ★ 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. 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)
$197
Cash / self-pay
$122
Insurer-negotiated
$100
Medicare pays
$17
$50$210
Median cash $122  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $122 — about 7.1× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $197 list price could save about $75 (38%).

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