YAG laser capsulotomy (eye) Cost in Milwaukee, WI

Prices at 5 hospitals in Milwaukee, WI, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $864 — 10% below the US median ($960), roughly 2.6× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital	Milwaukee, WI	$864	$1,034	★ 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)

$1,571

Cash / self-pay

$864

Insurer-negotiated

$1,034

Medicare pays

$335

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $864 — about 2.6× the Medicare rate ($335). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($671).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,571 list price could save about $707 (45%).

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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
Edward Braza, M.D.	Ophthalmology	Milwaukee, WI	108
Meisha Raven, D.O.	Ophthalmology	Milwaukee, WI	101
Jason Edmonds, M.D.	Ophthalmology	Milwaukee, WI	95
Michael Raciti, M.D.	Ophthalmology	Milwaukee, WI	66
Geoffrey Wilkes, M.D.	Ophthalmology	Milwaukee, WI	65
Marc Hirsch, MD	Ophthalmology	Milwaukee, WI	50
Rosemarie Brueggeman, MD	Ophthalmology	Milwaukee, WI	50
Megan Maticek, MD	Ophthalmology	Milwaukee, WI	48
Charles Yang, MD	Ophthalmology	Milwaukee, WI	36
John Suson, M.D.	Ophthalmology	Milwaukee, WI	27
Bhavna Sheth, MD	Ophthalmology	Milwaukee, WI	20
Robert Bjerregaard, M.D.	Ophthalmology	Milwaukee, WI	18

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