Skin lesion freezing (cryotherapy) cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 77 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $117 — 7% below the US median ($127), roughly 3.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $19 $58 ★ 2/5 120 min —
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $40 $63 ★ 3/5 129 min —
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $47 $114 — — —
Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro, WI $54 $88 — 121 min —
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship, WI $54 $88 — 73 min —
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall, WI $54 $88 — 120 min —
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics Boscobel, WI $55 $94 — 116 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake Rice Lake, WI $64 $68 ★ 2/5 168 min —
Marshfield Medical Center Marshfield, WI $64 $68 ★ 1/5 166 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Weston Weston, WI $64 $68 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI $64 $68 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua Minocqua, WI $64 $68 ★ 5/5 174 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-River Region Stevens Point, WI $64 $68 — — —
Marshfield Medical Center-Neillsville Neillsville, WI $64 $68 — 112 min —
Marshfield Medical Center-Ladysmith Ladysmith, WI $64 $68 — 83 min —
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse, WI $70 $72 ★ 4/5 167 min —
Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland, WI $70 $32 ★ 3/5 124 min —
Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton, WI $72 $67 — 71 min —
Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls, WI $74 $83 — 102 min —
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward, WI $78 $51 ★ 4/5 152 min —
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $81 $73 ★ 4/5 151 min —
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $81 $73 — 87 min —
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $81 $40 — 86 min —
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $85 $64 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Sauk Prairie Hospital Prairie Du Sac, WI $104 $52 ★ 5/5 152 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 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)
$196
Cash / self-pay
$117
Insurer-negotiated
$186
Medicare pays
$36
$54$293
Median cash $117  ·  Medicare $36  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $117 — about 3.2× the Medicare rate ($36). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($73).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $196 list price could save about $78 (40%).

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