Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 88 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,329 — 5% below the US median ($1,406), roughly 7.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $379 $651 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.5%
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $405 $891 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.3%
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $472 $856 ★ 4/5 108 min 14.9%
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $478 $2,409 ★ 5/5 171 min 14.4%
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $589 $673 ★ 5/5 154 min 14.1%
Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County Darlington, WI $653 $184 103 min 14.9%
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn, WI $675 $2,180 ★ 5/5 150 min 14.9%
Unitypoint Health-Meriter Madison, WI $726 $341 ★ 5/5 150 min 15.8%
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee, WI $781 $2,180 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.4%
Aurora Baycare Medical Ctr Green Bay, WI $781 $2,180 ★ 4/5 133 min 14.9%
Aurora Medical Center Grafton, WI $781 $2,180 ★ 5/5 194 min 14.7%
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI $798 $2,180 ★ 4/5 177 min 14.4%
Aurora Medical Ctr Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI $875 $2,366 ★ 4/5 122 min 14.3%
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley Neenah, WI $888 $1,372
Aurora Medical Ctr Manitowoc County Two Rivers, WI $900 $2,409 ★ 5/5 113 min 14.8%
Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington Burlington, WI $920 $2,180 ★ 4/5 186 min 15.2%
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $947 $2,135 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.5%
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $970 $2,200 ★ 4/5 131 min 15.7%
Froedtert South Inc. Kenosha, WI $982 $1,429 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.3%
Community Memorial Hospital Menomonee Falls, WI $982 $1,429 ★ 4/5 217 min 14.6%
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI $982 $1,429 ★ 3/5 275 min 15.4%
Froedtert Community Hospital New Berlin, WI $982 $1,429 124 min 14.8%
Holy Family Memorial Manitowoc, WI $996 $896 ★ 3/5 143 min 14.6%
Thedacare Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose, WI $1,001 $904 122 min
Thedacare Medical Center-Shawano Shawano, WI $1,001 $697 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.8%

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)
$1,987
Cash / self-pay
$1,329
Insurer-negotiated
$1,429
Medicare pays
$171
$781$3,409
Median cash $1,329  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,329 — about 7.8× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,987 list price could save about $658 (33%).

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