Facet joint injection (spine) cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 77 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $817 — 9% below the US median ($899), roughly 8.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $210 $666 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.5%
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $215 $363 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.3%
Holy Family Memorial Manitowoc, WI $352 $512 ★ 3/5 143 min 14.6%
St Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $455 $634 ★ 4/5 128 min 14.0%
HSHS St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls, WI $455 $689 98 min
St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend West Bend, WI $462 $689 ★ 4/5 201 min 14.1%
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $515 $528 ★ 5/5 154 min 14.1%
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital Altoona, WI $553 $459 14.1%
Froedtert South Inc. Kenosha, WI $586 $864 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.3%
Community Memorial Hospital Menomonee Falls, WI $586 $864 ★ 4/5 217 min 14.6%
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI $586 $864 ★ 3/5 275 min 15.4%
Froedtert Community Hospital New Berlin, WI $586 $864 124 min 14.8%
Ascension All Saints Hospital Racine, WI $643 $770 ★ 2/5 148 min 14.1%
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI $643 $750 ★ 5/5 119 min 13.6%
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $643 $750 15.7%
Ascension Ne Wisconsin-St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI $662 $196 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.8%
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI $702 $866 ★ 5/5 96 min 14.0%
Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls, WI $704 $290 102 min 14.5%
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics Inc Wisconsin Rapids, WI $708 $435 ★ 3/5 166 min 15.1%
Langlade Hospital Antigo, WI $708 $435 136 min 14.6%
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $731 $986 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.5%
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $783 $95 83 min
Door County Medical Center Sturgeon Bay, WI $804 $502 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.4%
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc. Stevens Point, WI $817 ★ 4/5 145 min 15.4%
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander, WI $817 ★ 3/5 161 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)
$1,257
Cash / self-pay
$817
Insurer-negotiated
$971
Medicare pays
$99
$515$2,846
Median cash $817  ·  Medicare $99  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $817 — about 8.3× the Medicare rate ($99). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($198).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,257 list price could save about $440 (35%).

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