Simple wound stitches cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 91 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $375 — 20% above the US median ($314), roughly 3.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $64 $192 ★ 5/5 152 min —
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $113 $169 ★ 2/5 120 min —
Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg, WI $122 — — — —
Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro, WI $144 $208 — 121 min —
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship, WI $144 $208 — 73 min —
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall, WI $144 $208 — 120 min —
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $148 $223 — — —
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $151 $211 ★ 3/5 129 min —
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics Boscobel, WI $152 $237 — 116 min —
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse, WI $157 $215 ★ 4/5 167 min —
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $161 $138 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake Rice Lake, WI $176 $189 ★ 2/5 168 min —
Marshfield Medical Center Marshfield, WI $176 $189 ★ 1/5 166 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Weston Weston, WI $176 $189 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI $176 $189 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua Minocqua, WI $176 $189 ★ 5/5 174 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-River Region Stevens Point, WI $176 $189 — — —
Marshfield Medical Center-Neillsville Neillsville, WI $176 $189 — 112 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Ladysmith Ladysmith, WI $176 $189 — 83 min —
Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls, WI $176 $293 — 102 min —
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $182 $207 ★ 4/5 151 min —
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $182 $207 — 87 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Berlin Inc Berlin, WI $195 $145 ★ 3/5 110 min —
Vernon Memorial Hospital Viroqua, WI $200 $57 — 138 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose, WI $246 $312 — 121 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)
$597
Cash / self-pay
$375
Insurer-negotiated
$213
Medicare pays
$127
$151$537
Median cash $375  ·  Medicare $127  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $375 — about 3.0× the Medicare rate ($127). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $597 list price could save about $222 (37%).

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