Psychotherapy session cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 72 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $197 — 15% below the US median ($232), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $67 $99
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $106 $209 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.5%
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse, WI $111 $188 ★ 4/5 164 min 13.9%
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics Boscobel, WI $113 $160 120 min 14.9%
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI $115 $126 ★ 5/5 96 min 14.0%
Rogers Memorial Hospital Oconomowoc, WI $143 $118
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $152 $132 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.3%
Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls, WI $160 $118 102 min 14.5%
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $162 $142 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.5%
Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake Rice Lake, WI $177 $143 ★ 2/5 167 min 14.7%
Marshfield Medical Center Marshfield, WI $177 $143 ★ 1/5 166 min 16.9%
Marshfield Medical Center-Weston Weston, WI $177 $143 ★ 3/5 139 min 15.4%
Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI $177 $143 ★ 3/5 206 min 14.1%
Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua Minocqua, WI $177 $143 ★ 5/5 174 min 15.2%
Marshfield Medical Center-River Region Stevens Point, WI $177 $143 132 min 14.8%
Marshfield Medical Center-Neillsville Neillsville, WI $177 $143 112 min 15.2%
Marshfield Medical Center-Ladysmith Ladysmith, WI $177 $143 83 min 15.2%
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $178 $160 ★ 4/5 108 min 14.9%
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc. Stevens Point, WI $192 ★ 4/5 145 min 15.4%
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander, WI $192 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.4%
Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI $192 ★ 4/5 156 min 14.1%
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI $192 ★ 3/5 151 min 14.6%
Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff, WI $192 ★ 4/5 164 min 14.6%
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River, WI $192 87 min 15.5%
Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley, WI $192 158 min 14.8%

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)
$358
Cash / self-pay
$197
Insurer-negotiated
$160
Medicare pays
$140
$151$355
Median cash $197  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $197 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($140). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($281).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $358 list price could save about $161 (45%).

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