Inguinal hernia repair cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 85 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,917 — 6% below the US median ($4,176), roughly 7.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $978 $656 ★ 2/5 120 min —
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $1,012 $595 — 86 min —
Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County Darlington, WI $1,256 $601 — 106 min —
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $1,330 $1,540 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $1,422 $622 ★ 5/5 152 min —
Indianhead Medical Ctr Shell Lake, WI $2,345 — — 115 min —
Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg, WI $2,620 — — — —
Richland Hospital Richland Center, WI $2,879 $582 ★ 1/5 100 min —
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics Inc Wisconsin Rapids, WI $3,549 $5,234 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Langlade Hospital Antigo, WI $3,549 $5,234 — 148 min —
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc. Stevens Point, WI $3,917 — ★ 4/5 148 min —
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander, WI $3,917 — ★ 3/5 162 min —
Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI $3,917 — ★ 4/5 157 min —
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI $3,917 — ★ 3/5 153 min —
Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff, WI $3,917 — ★ 4/5 163 min —
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River, WI $3,917 — — 89 min —
Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley, WI $3,917 — — 163 min —
Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk, WI $3,917 — — 121 min —
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc Medford, WI $3,917 — — 154 min —
Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill, WI $3,917 — — 123 min —
Unitypoint Health-Meriter Madison, WI $4,131 $1,541 ★ 5/5 142 min —
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital Eau Claire, WI $4,241 — ★ 5/5 178 min —
Mayo Clinic Health System Oakridge Osseo, WI $4,241 — — 136 min —
Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa Valley Bloomer, WI $4,241 — ★ 4/5 142 min —
Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland Barron, WI $4,241 — ★ 4/5 109 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)
$6,026
Cash / self-pay
$3,917
Insurer-negotiated
$6,574
Medicare pays
$538
$1,394$6,453
Median cash $3,917  ·  Medicare $538  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $3,917 — about 7.3× the Medicare rate ($538). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,076).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $6,026 list price could save about $2,109 (35%).

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