Echocardiogram with and without contrast cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 94 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $694 — 14% above the US median ($610), roughly 6.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls, WI $225 $165 ★ 3/5 144 min —
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $230 $159 ★ 2/5 120 min —
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $253 $256 ★ 5/5 117 min —
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley Neenah, WI $315 $486 — — —
Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake Rice Lake, WI $356 $354 ★ 2/5 168 min —
Marshfield Medical Center Marshfield, WI $356 $354 ★ 1/5 166 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Weston Weston, WI $356 $354 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI $356 $354 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua Minocqua, WI $356 $354 ★ 5/5 174 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-River Region Stevens Point, WI $356 $354 — — —
Marshfield Medical Center-Neillsville Neillsville, WI $356 $354 — 112 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Ladysmith Ladysmith, WI $356 $354 — 83 min —
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc. Stevens Point, WI $385 — ★ 4/5 148 min —
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander, WI $385 — ★ 3/5 162 min —
Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI $385 — ★ 4/5 157 min —
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI $385 — ★ 3/5 153 min —
Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff, WI $385 — ★ 4/5 163 min —
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River, WI $385 — — 89 min —
Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley, WI $385 — — 163 min —
Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk, WI $385 — — 121 min —
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc Medford, WI $385 — — 154 min —
Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill, WI $385 — — 123 min —
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI $444 $486 ★ 5/5 96 min —
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $457 $449 ★ 3/5 129 min —
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $481 $358 ★ 4/5 151 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)
$1,240
Cash / self-pay
$694
Insurer-negotiated
$463
Medicare pays
$101
$356$1,259
Median cash $694  ·  Medicare $101  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $694 — about 6.9× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,240 list price could save about $545 (44%).

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