Kidney biopsy Cost in Milwaukee, WI (2026)

Prices at 4 hospitals in Milwaukee, WI, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,578 — 15% below the US median ($1,851), roughly 3.2× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin	Milwaukee, WI	$1,331	$2,057	—	—	—
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital	Milwaukee, WI	$1,578	$1,888	★ 3/5	275 min	—
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI	$2,690	$2,170	★ 3/5	167 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 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)

$2,869

Cash / self-pay

$1,578

Insurer-negotiated

$2,114

Medicare pays

$492

$1,381$2,468

Median cash $1,578 · Medicare $492 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,578 — about 3.2× the Medicare rate ($492). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($984).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,869 list price could save about $1,291 (45%).

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Doctors who perform this in Milwaukee

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Vineet Veitla, M.D	Nephrology	Milwaukee, WI	22
Brahm Vasudev, MD	Nephrology	Milwaukee, WI	15
Milan Joshi, M.D	Interventional Radiology	Milwaukee, WI	12

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