Emergency department visit (level 3) cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 88 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $517 — 14% below the US median ($598), roughly 7.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley Neenah, WI $183 $282
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics Inc Wisconsin Rapids, WI $259 $152 ★ 3/5 166 min 15.1%
Langlade Hospital Antigo, WI $259 $152 136 min 14.6%
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $286 $204 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.5%
Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County Darlington, WI $326 $75 103 min 14.9%
Unitypoint Health-Meriter Madison, WI $327 $139 ★ 5/5 150 min 15.8%
HSHS St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls, WI $329 $424 98 min
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $341 $769 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.5%
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $376 $1,029 ★ 4/5 131 min 15.7%
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $397 $301 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.3%
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $401 $320 ★ 4/5 108 min 14.9%
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $412 $93 83 min
Thedacare Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose, WI $418 $630 122 min
Thedacare Medical Center-Shawano Shawano, WI $418 $630 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.8%
Thedacare Medical Center-Berlin Inc Berlin, WI $418 $304 ★ 3/5 110 min 14.7%
Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls, WI $425 $288 102 min 14.5%
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc. Stevens Point, WI $433 ★ 4/5 145 min 15.4%
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander, WI $433 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.4%
Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI $433 ★ 4/5 156 min 14.1%
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI $433 ★ 3/5 151 min 14.6%
Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff, WI $433 ★ 4/5 164 min 14.6%
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River, WI $433 87 min 15.5%
Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley, WI $433 158 min 14.8%
Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk, WI $433 121 min 14.1%
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc Medford, WI $433 149 min 14.4%

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)
$833
Cash / self-pay
$517
Insurer-negotiated
$776
Medicare pays
$69
$383$1,030
Median cash $517  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $517 — about 7.4× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $833 list price could save about $316 (38%).

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