X-ray of the ankle cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 92 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $248 — 10% below the US median ($276), roughly 6.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc. Stevens Point, WI $70 — ★ 4/5 148 min —
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander, WI $70 — ★ 3/5 162 min —
Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI $70 — ★ 4/5 157 min —
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI $70 — ★ 3/5 153 min —
Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff, WI $70 — ★ 4/5 163 min —
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River, WI $70 — — 89 min —
Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley, WI $70 — — 163 min —
Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk, WI $70 — — 121 min —
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc Medford, WI $70 — — 154 min —
Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill, WI $70 — — 123 min —
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics Inc Wisconsin Rapids, WI $94 $56 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Langlade Hospital Antigo, WI $94 $56 — 148 min —
Ascension Ne Wisconsin-St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI $104 $61 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $124 $132 ★ 5/5 117 min —
Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson, WI $125 $230 ★ 4/5 171 min —
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $136 $133 ★ 4/5 151 min —
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $136 $133 — 87 min —
Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls, WI $152 $161 — 102 min —
Thedacare Regional Med Ctr-Neenah Neenah, WI $155 $185 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Appleton, WI $155 $191 ★ 4/5 147 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose, WI $155 $201 — 121 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-New London New London, WI $155 $109 — 83 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca, WI $155 $114 ★ 3/5 120 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Shawano Shawano, WI $155 $97 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Berlin Inc Berlin, WI $155 $157 ★ 3/5 110 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)
$354
Cash / self-pay
$248
Insurer-negotiated
$230
Medicare pays
$37
$70$473
Median cash $248  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $248 — about 6.7× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $354 list price could save about $106 (30%).

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