Foreign body removal (skin) cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 85 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $389 — 19% below the US median ($480), roughly 2.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $64 $279
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $72 $124 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.5%
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $107 $406 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.5%
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $148 $386 ★ 5/5 154 min 14.1%
Vernon Memorial Hospital Viroqua, WI $161 $90 131 min 14.4%
Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro, WI $177 $274 116 min 14.8%
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship, WI $177 $274 69 min 14.9%
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall, WI $177 $274 124 min 14.6%
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics Boscobel, WI $181 $282 120 min 14.9%
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $207 $226 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.3%
Aurora Medical Ctr Manitowoc County Two Rivers, WI $210 $336 ★ 5/5 113 min 14.8%
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $210 $336 ★ 5/5 171 min 14.4%
Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County Hartford, WI $210 $336 ★ 4/5 124 min 15.7%
Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington Burlington, WI $210 $336 ★ 4/5 186 min 15.2%
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn, WI $210 $336 ★ 5/5 150 min 14.9%
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $210 $326 ★ 4/5 131 min 15.7%
West Allis Memorial Hospital West Allis, WI $210 $341 ★ 4/5 182 min 15.3%
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI $210 $336 ★ 4/5 177 min 14.4%
Aurora Medical Ctr Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI $210 $336 ★ 4/5 122 min 14.3%
Aurora Medical Center-Summit Summit, WI $210 $336 ★ 5/5 144 min 14.7%
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $268 $112 83 min
Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake Rice Lake, WI $271 $271 ★ 2/5 167 min 14.7%
Marshfield Medical Center Marshfield, WI $271 $271 ★ 1/5 166 min 16.9%
Marshfield Medical Center-Weston Weston, WI $271 $271 ★ 3/5 139 min 15.4%
Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI $271 $271 ★ 3/5 206 min 14.1%

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 July 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)
$599
Cash / self-pay
$389
Insurer-negotiated
$341
Medicare pays
$157
$180$830
Median cash $389  ·  Medicare $157  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $389 — about 2.5× the Medicare rate ($157). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($315).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $599 list price could save about $209 (35%).

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