Facet joint injection (spine) cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 86 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $817 — 11% below the US median ($915), roughly 8.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $173 $326 ★ 4/5 151 min —
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $173 $326 — 87 min —
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $210 $666 ★ 3/5 129 min —
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $215 $363 ★ 5/5 117 min —
Holy Family Memorial Manitowoc, WI $352 $512 ★ 3/5 138 min —
Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson, WI $450 $858 ★ 4/5 171 min —
St Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $455 $634 ★ 4/5 133 min —
HSHS St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls, WI $455 $689 — 97 min —
St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend West Bend, WI $462 $689 ★ 4/5 211 min —
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $515 $528 ★ 5/5 152 min —
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital Altoona, WI $553 $459 — — —
Froedtert South Inc. Kenosha, WI $586 $864 ★ 2/5 157 min —
Community Memorial Hospital Menomonee Falls, WI $586 $864 ★ 4/5 219 min —
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI $586 $864 ★ 3/5 275 min —
Froedtert Community Hospital New Berlin, WI $586 $864 — 125 min —
Ascension All Saints Hospital Racine, WI $643 $770 ★ 2/5 146 min —
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI $643 $750 ★ 5/5 124 min —
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $643 $750 — — —
Ascension Ne Wisconsin-St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI $662 $196 ★ 4/5 143 min —
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI $702 $866 ★ 5/5 96 min —
Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls, WI $704 $290 — 102 min —
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics Inc Wisconsin Rapids, WI $708 $435 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Langlade Hospital Antigo, WI $708 $435 — 148 min —
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $731 $986 ★ 2/5 120 min —
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $783 $95 — 86 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)
$1,257
Cash / self-pay
$817
Insurer-negotiated
$956
Medicare pays
$99
$455$2,846
Median cash $817  ·  Medicare $99  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $817 — about 8.3× the Medicare rate ($99). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($198).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,257 list price could save about $440 (35%).

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