Emergency department visit cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 96 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $600 — 3% above the US median ($581), roughly 8.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley Neenah, WI $183 $286
Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County Darlington, WI $196 $75 106 min
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $286 $251 ★ 2/5 120 min
HSHS St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls, WI $329 $449 97 min
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $341 $569 ★ 3/5 129 min
Aurora Medical Ctr Manitowoc County Two Rivers, WI $344 $570 ★ 5/5 112 min
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics Boscobel, WI $360 $536 116 min
Unitypoint Health-Meriter Madison, WI $375 $139 ★ 5/5 142 min
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $376 $641 ★ 4/5 129 min
Thedacare Medical Center-Shawano Shawano, WI $383 $440 ★ 4/5 108 min
Thedacare Medical Center-Berlin Inc Berlin, WI $383 $435 ★ 3/5 110 min
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $397 $306 ★ 5/5 117 min
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $401 $383 ★ 4/5 108 min
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee, WI $403 $680 ★ 4/5 172 min
Aurora Baycare Medical Ctr Green Bay, WI $403 $680 ★ 4/5 133 min
Aurora Medical Center Grafton, WI $403 $680 ★ 5/5 188 min
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $408 $515 ★ 4/5 151 min
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $408 $515 87 min
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $412 $142 86 min
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $415 $611 ★ 5/5 173 min
Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls, WI $425 $241 102 min
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics Inc Wisconsin Rapids, WI $437 $178 ★ 3/5 162 min
Langlade Hospital Antigo, WI $437 $178 148 min
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI $449 $469 ★ 5/5 96 min
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $459 $651

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 September 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)
$882
Cash / self-pay
$600
Insurer-negotiated
$563
Medicare pays
$69
$383$982
Median cash $600  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $600 — about 8.6× 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 $882 list price could save about $282 (32%).

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