Lipid (cholesterol) panel cost in Milwaukee, WI

Prices at 7 hospitals in Milwaukee, WI, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $108 — 21% above the US median ($89), roughly 8.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mental Health Emergency Center, Inc Milwaukee, WI $19 $13
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI $51 $19 ★ 5/5 119 min 13.6%
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI $108 $28 ★ 3/5 165 min 13.7%
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee, WI $109 $40 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.4%
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI $115 $69 ★ 3/5 275 min 15.4%
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $119 $174

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 July 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)
$206
Cash / self-pay
$108
Insurer-negotiated
$28
Medicare pays
$13
$35$117
Median cash $108  ·  Medicare $13  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $108 — about 8.1× the Medicare rate ($13). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($27).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $206 list price could save about $98 (47%).

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Doctors who perform this in Milwaukee

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Sarah Sanchez, M.D.Family PracticeMilwaukee, WI206
Anthony Mannila, APNP FNP-CNurse PractitionerMilwaukee, WI65
Prakash Shah, M.D.CardiologyMilwaukee, WI58
Carolina Conti, M.D.Internal MedicineMilwaukee, WI46

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