Skin biopsy cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 87 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $237 — 38% below the US median ($383), roughly 2.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $65 $206 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.5%
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $82 $127
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $94 $164 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.5%
Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro, WI $97 $164 116 min 14.8%
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship, WI $97 $164 69 min 14.9%
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall, WI $97 $164 124 min 14.6%
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse, WI $180 $339 ★ 4/5 164 min 13.9%
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc. Stevens Point, WI $182 ★ 4/5 145 min 15.4%
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander, WI $182 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.4%
Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI $182 ★ 4/5 156 min 14.1%
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI $182 ★ 3/5 151 min 14.6%
Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff, WI $182 ★ 4/5 164 min 14.6%
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River, WI $182 87 min 15.5%
Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley, WI $182 158 min 14.8%
Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk, WI $182 121 min 14.1%
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc Medford, WI $182 149 min 14.4%
Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill, WI $182 126 min 15.2%
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $208 $395 ★ 4/5 151 min 14.2%
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $208 $395 86 min
Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland, WI $222 $146 ★ 3/5 122 min 14.9%
Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake Rice Lake, WI $222 $222 ★ 2/5 167 min 14.7%
Marshfield Medical Center Marshfield, WI $222 $222 ★ 1/5 166 min 16.9%
Marshfield Medical Center-Weston Weston, WI $222 $222 ★ 3/5 139 min 15.4%
Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI $222 $222 ★ 3/5 206 min 14.1%
Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua Minocqua, WI $222 $222 ★ 5/5 174 min 15.2%

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)
$460
Cash / self-pay
$237
Insurer-negotiated
$388
Medicare pays
$121
$182$539
Median cash $237  ·  Medicare $121  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $237 — about 2.0× the Medicare rate ($121). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($242).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $460 list price could save about $223 (49%).

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