Blood glucose test cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 95 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $39 — 12% above the US median ($35), roughly 8.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $13 $11 ★ 4/5 151 min —
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $13 $11 — 87 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose, WI $13 $8 — 121 min —
Ascension Ne Wisconsin-St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI $14 $6 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Thedacare Regional Med Ctr-Neenah Neenah, WI $15 $5 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Appleton, WI $15 $5 ★ 4/5 147 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-New London New London, WI $15 $8 — 83 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca, WI $15 $6 ★ 3/5 120 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Shawano Shawano, WI $15 $6 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Berlin Inc Berlin, WI $15 $7 ★ 3/5 110 min —
Holy Family Memorial Manitowoc, WI $18 $16 ★ 3/5 138 min —
St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend West Bend, WI $18 $14 ★ 4/5 211 min —
St Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls, WI $19 $15 ★ 3/5 144 min —
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley Neenah, WI $19 $19 — — —
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI $21 $25 ★ 5/5 96 min —
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $21 $16 ★ 5/5 117 min —
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $21 $7 — 86 min —
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics Boscobel, WI $21 $20 — 116 min —
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $21 $20 ★ 2/5 120 min —
Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson, WI $22 $33 ★ 4/5 171 min —
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $23 $21 ★ 3/5 129 min —
Ascension All Saints Hospital Racine, WI $24 $7 ★ 2/5 146 min —
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI $24 $7 ★ 5/5 124 min —
St Nicholas Hospital Sheboygan, WI $24 $13 ★ 3/5 122 min —
St Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $24 $14 ★ 4/5 133 min —

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 October 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)
$57
Cash / self-pay
$39
Insurer-negotiated
$14
Medicare pays
$5
$15$62
Median cash $39  ·  Medicare $5  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $39 — about 8.3× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $57 list price could save about $18 (31%).

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