Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm) cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 90 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $376 — 24% above the US median ($302), roughly 3.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $102 $107 ★ 2/5 120 min
Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg, WI $110
Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro, WI $132 $204 121 min
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship, WI $132 $204 73 min
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall, WI $132 $204 120 min
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $138 $214
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 $154 $213 ★ 4/5 167 min
Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake Rice Lake, WI $159 $159 ★ 2/5 168 min
Marshfield Medical Center Marshfield, WI $159 $159 ★ 1/5 166 min
Marshfield Medical Center-Weston Weston, WI $159 $159 ★ 3/5 143 min
Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI $159 $159 ★ 3/5 192 min
Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua Minocqua, WI $159 $159 ★ 5/5 174 min
Marshfield Medical Center-River Region Stevens Point, WI $159 $159
Marshfield Medical Center-Neillsville Neillsville, WI $159 $159 112 min
Marshfield Medical Center-Ladysmith Ladysmith, WI $159 $159 83 min
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $159 $136 ★ 4/5 108 min
Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls, WI $161 $260 102 min
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $172 $192 ★ 5/5 152 min
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $178 $207 ★ 4/5 151 min
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $178 $207 87 min
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $182 $45 86 min
Vernon Memorial Hospital Viroqua, WI $200 $53 138 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 September 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
$376
Insurer-negotiated
$213
Medicare pays
$114
$153$537
Median cash $376  ·  Medicare $114  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $376 — about 3.3× the Medicare rate ($114). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($228).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $597 list price could save about $221 (37%).

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