Abscess incision and drainage cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 94 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $423 — 3% above the US median ($409), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $97 $241 — — —
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $125 $204 ★ 2/5 120 min —
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $167 $344 ★ 3/5 129 min —
Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro, WI $171 $259 — 121 min —
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship, WI $171 $259 — 73 min —
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall, WI $171 $259 — 120 min —
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse, WI $188 $277 ★ 4/5 167 min —
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $201 $272 ★ 5/5 117 min —
Vernon Memorial Hospital Viroqua, WI $203 $63 — 138 min —
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $217 $384 ★ 4/5 151 min —
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $217 $384 — 87 min —
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics Boscobel, WI $243 $306 — 116 min —
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital Altoona, WI $259 $301 — — —
Door County Medical Center Sturgeon Bay, WI $263 $224 ★ 4/5 144 min —
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $264 $218 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland, WI $268 $222 ★ 3/5 124 min —
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $275 $195 — 86 min —
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $284 $336 ★ 5/5 152 min —
Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical Center Lake Geneva, WI $288 $3,951 ★ 3/5 126 min —
HSHS St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls, WI $307 $372 — 97 min —
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward, WI $345 $96 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County Darlington, WI $348 $197 — 106 min —
St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend West Bend, WI $352 $388 ★ 4/5 211 min —
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI $360 $453 ★ 3/5 167 min —
Ascension Ne Wisconsin-St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI $396 $262 ★ 4/5 143 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)
$660
Cash / self-pay
$423
Insurer-negotiated
$366
Medicare pays
$174
$202$696
Median cash $423  ·  Medicare $174  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $423 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($174). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($349).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $660 list price could save about $237 (36%).

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