Wound debridement Cost in Milwaukee, WI (2026)

Prices at 4 hospitals in Milwaukee, WI, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $620 — 15% below the US median ($727), roughly 3.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI	$528	$498	★ 3/5	165 min	13.7%
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital	Milwaukee, WI	$711	$888	★ 3/5	275 min	15.4%

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)

$1,145

Cash / self-pay

$620

Insurer-negotiated

$567

Medicare pays

$186

$546$693

Median cash $620 · Medicare $186 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $620 — about 3.3× the Medicare rate ($186). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($372).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,145 list price could save about $525 (46%).

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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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Regina Flippin, DPM	Podiatry	Milwaukee, WI	148
Katherine Hasselbrink, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Milwaukee, WI	92
Tina Hathway, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Milwaukee, WI	90
Julia Huffaker	Nurse Practitioner	Milwaukee, WI	59
Kelly Stone	Nurse Practitioner	Milwaukee, WI	58
Dennis Laundrie, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	Milwaukee, WI	49
Christina Megal, APNP	Nurse Practitioner	Milwaukee, WI	32
Abbey Ford, FNP-BC	Nurse Practitioner	Milwaukee, WI	29
Regina Flippin, DPM	Podiatry	Milwaukee, WI	23

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