Gallbladder scan (HIDA) cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 79 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,476 — about the US median ($1,466), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital Eau Claire, WI $276 ★ 5/5 165 min 13.6%
Mayo Clinic Health System Oakridge Osseo, WI $276 138 min 14.9%
Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa Valley Bloomer, WI $276 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.4%
Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland Barron, WI $276 ★ 4/5 106 min 14.4%
Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar Inc Menomonie, WI $276 ★ 3/5 133 min 14.7%
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc La Crosse, WI $281 ★ 5/5 132 min 14.3%
Mayo Clinic Hlth Systm Franciscan Hlthcare Sparta Sparta, WI $281 76 min 14.9%
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $635 $900
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $694 $1,350 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.5%
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $816 $737 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.3%
Ascension Ne Wisconsin-St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI $911 $517 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.8%
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $1,023 $915 ★ 4/5 108 min 14.9%
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $1,053 $109 83 min
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $1,151 $952 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.5%
Thedacare Regional Med Ctr-Neenah Neenah, WI $1,156 $735 ★ 4/5 142 min 14.8%
Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Appleton, WI $1,156 $1,165 ★ 4/5 147 min 13.1%
Thedacare Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca, WI $1,156 $1,363 ★ 3/5 116 min 14.5%
Thedacare Medical Center-Berlin Inc Berlin, WI $1,156 $1,225 ★ 3/5 110 min 14.7%
St Marys Hospital Medical Ctr Green Bay, WI $1,170 $1,222 ★ 3/5 102 min 14.7%
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $1,177 $520 ★ 5/5 154 min 14.1%
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc. Stevens Point, WI $1,190 ★ 4/5 145 min 15.4%
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander, WI $1,190 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.4%
Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI $1,190 ★ 4/5 156 min 14.1%
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI $1,190 ★ 3/5 151 min 14.6%
Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff, WI $1,190 ★ 4/5 164 min 14.6%

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)
$2,463
Cash / self-pay
$1,476
Insurer-negotiated
$1,444
Medicare pays
$334
$665$2,830
Median cash $1,476  ·  Medicare $334  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,476 — about 4.4× the Medicare rate ($334). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($668).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,463 list price could save about $987 (40%).

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