Lipid (cholesterol) panel cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 98 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $109 — 22% 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 — — —
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI $19 $23 ★ 5/5 96 min —
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $38 $47 ★ 2/5 120 min —
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $39 $37 ★ 4/5 151 min —
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $39 $37 — 87 min —
Ascension Ne Wisconsin-St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI $51 $19 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Ascension All Saints Hospital Racine, WI $51 $19 ★ 2/5 146 min —
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI $51 $19 ★ 5/5 124 min —
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $51 $19 — — —
Thedacare Regional Med Ctr-Neenah Neenah, WI $55 $16 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Appleton, WI $55 $14 ★ 4/5 147 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose, WI $55 $31 — 121 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-New London New London, WI $55 $30 — 83 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca, WI $55 $25 ★ 3/5 120 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Shawano Shawano, WI $55 $25 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Berlin Inc Berlin, WI $55 $25 ★ 3/5 110 min —
Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson, WI $64 $129 ★ 4/5 171 min —
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics Boscobel, WI $65 $64 — 116 min —
Holy Family Memorial Manitowoc, WI $74 $60 ★ 3/5 138 min —
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $75 $19 — 86 min —
St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend West Bend, WI $75 $89 ★ 4/5 211 min —
Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro, WI $77 $76 — 121 min —
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship, WI $77 $76 — 73 min —
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall, WI $77 $76 — 120 min —
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital Altoona, WI $80 $13 — — —

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)
$193
Cash / self-pay
$109
Insurer-negotiated
$49
Medicare pays
$13
$55$214
Median cash $109  ·  Medicare $13  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $109 — 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 $193 list price could save about $84 (44%).

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