HIV test cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 94 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $98 — 16% above the US median ($85), roughly 5.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend West Bend, WI $24 $25 ★ 4/5 211 min —
Froedtert South Inc. Kenosha, WI $25 $24 ★ 2/5 157 min —
Community Memorial Hospital Menomonee Falls, WI $25 $24 ★ 4/5 219 min —
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI $25 $24 ★ 3/5 275 min —
Froedtert Community Hospital New Berlin, WI $25 $24 — 125 min —
Mental Health Emergency Center, Inc Milwaukee, WI $33 $24 — — —
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI $39 $42 ★ 5/5 96 min —
Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson, WI $41 $24 ★ 4/5 171 min —
Ascension Ne Wisconsin-St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI $44 $25 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Richland Hospital Richland Center, WI $45 $50 ★ 1/5 100 min —
St Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls, WI $46 $34 ★ 3/5 144 min —
Holy Family Memorial Manitowoc, WI $47 $36 ★ 3/5 138 min —
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward, WI $50 $141 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $54 $46 ★ 5/5 117 min —
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $55 $40 ★ 4/5 151 min —
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $55 $40 — 87 min —
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $58 $42 ★ 2/5 120 min —
Ascension All Saints Hospital Racine, WI $59 $30 ★ 2/5 146 min —
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI $59 $30 ★ 5/5 124 min —
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $59 $30 — — —
St Marys Hospital Medical Ctr Green Bay, WI $65 $63 ★ 3/5 102 min —
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority Madison, WI $69 $65 ★ 5/5 214 min —
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $71 $53 ★ 5/5 152 min —
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $73 $66 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg, WI $78 — — — —

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)
$173
Cash / self-pay
$98
Insurer-negotiated
$62
Medicare pays
$19
$45$173
Median cash $98  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $98 — about 5.2× the Medicare rate ($19). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $173 list price could save about $74 (43%).

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