Knee joint injection cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 93 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $523 — 10% above the US median ($475), roughly 7.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $97 $187 — — —
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics Boscobel, WI $112 $174 — 116 min —
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $114 $285 ★ 5/5 152 min —
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $162 $128 ★ 5/5 117 min —
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $184 $485 ★ 3/5 129 min —
Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro, WI $201 $310 — 121 min —
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship, WI $201 $310 — 73 min —
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall, WI $201 $310 — 120 min —
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse, WI $209 $325 ★ 4/5 167 min —
St Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls, WI $222 $166 ★ 3/5 144 min —
Richland Hospital Richland Center, WI $235 $256 ★ 1/5 100 min —
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $242 $298 ★ 4/5 151 min —
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $242 $298 — 87 min —
Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls, WI $248 $186 — 102 min —
Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington Burlington, WI $255 $1,291 ★ 4/5 182 min —
Aurora Medical Center-Summit Summit, WI $255 $1,291 ★ 5/5 142 min —
Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland, WI $259 $100 ★ 3/5 124 min —
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $294 $231 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg, WI $336 — — — —
St Marys Hospital Superior Superior, WI $364 $329 — 124 min —
Ascension All Saints Hospital Racine, WI $365 $300 ★ 2/5 146 min —
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI $365 $287 ★ 5/5 124 min —
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $365 $287 — — —
Door County Medical Center Sturgeon Bay, WI $370 $258 ★ 4/5 144 min —
St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend West Bend, WI $378 $516 ★ 4/5 211 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)
$689
Cash / self-pay
$523
Insurer-negotiated
$317
Medicare pays
$69
$218$1,013
Median cash $523  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $523 — about 7.6× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($138).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $689 list price could save about $166 (24%).

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