HIV test (antigen/antibody combo) cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 91 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $100 — 20% above the US median ($83), roughly 4.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI $28 $31 ★ 5/5 96 min 14.0%
Froedtert South Inc. Kenosha, WI $30 $29 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.3%
Community Memorial Hospital Menomonee Falls, WI $30 $29 ★ 4/5 217 min 14.6%
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI $30 $29 ★ 3/5 275 min 15.4%
Froedtert Community Hospital New Berlin, WI $30 $29 124 min 14.8%
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $31 $53 ★ 5/5 154 min 14.1%
Mental Health Emergency Center, Inc Milwaukee, WI $33 $24
St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend West Bend, WI $34 $38 ★ 4/5 201 min 14.1%
Richland Hospital Richland Center, WI $34 $53 ★ 1/5 90 min 15.4%
St Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls, WI $46 $34 ★ 3/5 139 min 14.5%
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward, WI $50 $141 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.4%
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $54 $46 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.3%
Ascension Ne Wisconsin-St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI $54 $33 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.8%
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $58 $42 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.5%
Ascension All Saints Hospital Racine, WI $65 $34 ★ 2/5 148 min 14.1%
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI $65 $34 ★ 5/5 119 min 13.6%
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $65 $34 15.7%
St Marys Hospital Medical Ctr Green Bay, WI $65 $63 ★ 3/5 102 min 14.7%
Holy Family Memorial Manitowoc, WI $68 $36 ★ 3/5 143 min 14.6%
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $70 $67 ★ 4/5 151 min 14.2%
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $70 $67 86 min
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $73 $66 ★ 4/5 108 min 14.9%
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $80 $33 83 min
St Marys Hospital Superior Superior, WI $89 $50 118 min 14.8%
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $91 $132

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 August 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)
$178
Cash / self-pay
$100
Insurer-negotiated
$71
Medicare pays
$24
$42$188
Median cash $100  ·  Medicare $24  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $100 — about 4.2× the Medicare rate ($24). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($48).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $178 list price could save about $78 (44%).

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