Eye exam, new patient cost in Milwaukee, WI — inpatient
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient as an inpatient: from $89.24 to $157.50, with a median of $123.37. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin — $34.13 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $157.50 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 92004, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT | $89.24 | $162.25 | $113.58–$154.14 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT | $89.24 | $162.25 | $113.58–$154.14 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 EYE EXAM NEW PT COMPREHENSIVE | $157.50 | $315.00 | $189.00–$267.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $89.24, median $123.37, highest $157.50 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $123.37 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is a full medical eye exam for a new patient by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. It usually checks vision, eye pressure, eye movement and the inside of the eye, often with dilating drops, and may take more than one visit.
What the price covers
The price covers the exam itself. Refraction, the test that sets a glasses prescription, is billed separately (92015), as are contact lens fitting, eye imaging and glasses.