Newborn hospital care cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 36 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $308 — 125% above the US median ($137), roughly 5.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $78 $102 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.5%
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $115 $109 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.3%
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $138 $109 ★ 4/5 108 min 14.9%
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $166 $86 ★ 5/5 154 min 14.1%
Richland Hospital Richland Center, WI $183 $89 ★ 1/5 90 min 15.4%
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics Inc Wisconsin Rapids, WI $193 $136 ★ 3/5 166 min 15.1%
Langlade Hospital Antigo, WI $193 $136 136 min 14.6%
Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls, WI $291 $108 102 min 14.5%
Unitypoint Health-Meriter Madison, WI $325 $97 ★ 5/5 150 min 15.8%
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital Eau Claire, WI $364 ★ 5/5 165 min 13.6%
Mayo Clinic Health System Oakridge Osseo, WI $364 138 min 14.9%
Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa Valley Bloomer, WI $364 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.4%
Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland Barron, WI $364 ★ 4/5 106 min 14.4%
Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar Inc Menomonie, WI $364 ★ 3/5 133 min 14.7%
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc La Crosse, WI $371 ★ 5/5 132 min 14.3%
Mayo Clinic Hlth Systm Franciscan Hlthcare Sparta Sparta, WI $371 76 min 14.9%

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)
$364
Cash / self-pay
$308
Insurer-negotiated
$109
Medicare pays
$58
$127$367
Median cash $308  ·  Medicare $58  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $308 — about 5.3× the Medicare rate ($58). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($116).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $364 list price could save about $56 (15%).

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