Wisconsin Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across Wisconsin — drawn from 74 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within Wisconsin, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy Skin Testing | $8 – $988 | $37 | 31 |
| Holter Monitor (24-48 Hour Heart Monitor) | $56 – $2,436 | $150 | 18 |
| Newborn Circumcision | $176 – $5,951 | $1,641 | 52 |
| Hemodialysis Treatment | $94 – $2,173 | $1,155 | 16 |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram, 12-lead) | $13 – $282 | $110 | 21 |
| Abdominal Hysterectomy | $916 – $17,346 | $11,307 | 38 |
| Anesthesia for Screening Colonoscopy | $15 – $283 | $51 | 8 |
| Basic Metabolic Panel | $10 – $178 | $25 | 58 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in Wisconsin, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| Pacemaker Insertion (Dual Chamber) | $7,156 | $14,996 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $7,453 | $14,016 |
| PET/CT Scan, Whole Body | $3,876 | $7,175 |
| Skin Lesion Removal (Benign, up to 0.5 cm) | $328 | $602 |
| Breast Biopsy (Ultrasound-guided) | $2,199 | $3,958 |
| Allergy Skin Testing | $11 | $20 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in Wisconsin
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $35,532 | 35 |
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $15,454 | 36 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $15,400 | 34 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $14,584 | 47 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $13,958 | 47 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $13,745 | 37 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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