Sinus surgery, maxillary cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus: from $345.80 to $5,956.33, with a median of $2,388.36. The lowest price is at Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire (Eau Claire) and 7 other hospitals. The highest price is 17.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,388.36, is 46% below the US median of $4,453.50.
- Wisconsin ranks 4th of 26 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 31256. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$345.80Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire + 7 more
Median$2,388.36half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,956.33in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$2,042.56vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire lowest Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI NASAL ENDOSC;MAXILLARY ANTROST-TECH | $345.80 | $364.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith lowest Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI NASAL ENDOSC;MAXILLARY ANTROST-TECH | $345.80 | $364.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield lowest Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI NASAL ENDOSC;MAXILLARY ANTROST-TECH | $345.80 | $364.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua lowest Minocqua · Minocqua, WI NASAL ENDOSC;MAXILLARY ANTROST-TECH | $345.80 | $364.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville lowest Neillsville · Neillsville, WI NASAL ENDOSC;MAXILLARY ANTROST-TECH | $345.80 | $364.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls lowest Park Falls · Park Falls, WI NASAL ENDOSC;MAXILLARY ANTROST-TECH | $345.80 | $364.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake lowest Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI NASAL ENDOSC;MAXILLARY ANTROST-TECH | $345.80 | $364.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point lowest Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI NASAL ENDOSC;MAXILLARY ANTROST-TECH | $345.80 | $364.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI NASAL ENDOSC;MAXILLARY ANTROST-TECH | $346.04 | $364.25 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI NASAL ENDOSC;MAXILLARY ANTROST-TECH | $346.04 | $364.25 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Exploration Maxillary Sinus | $1,764.80 | $5,515.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Incision of nasal sinus using an endoscope | $2,188.80 | $2,736.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 31256 NASAL ENDOSCOPY W/ANTROSTOMY | $2,214.00 | $5,535.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 31256 NASAL ENDOSCOPY W/ANTROSTOMY | $2,562.71 | $5,535.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus | $2,896.04 | $5,171.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus | $2,896.04 | $5,171.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus | $2,896.04 | $5,171.50 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus | $2,896.04 | $5,171.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus | $2,896.04 | $5,171.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus | $2,896.04 | $5,171.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus | $2,896.04 | $5,171.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus | $2,896.04 | $5,171.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus | $2,896.04 | $5,171.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus | $2,896.04 | $5,171.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC ENDO NASAL SINUS ANTROSTOMY MAXILL | $4,793.25 | $6,391.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital one side Altoona · Eau Claire, WI INCISION OF NASAL SINUS USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $5,956.33 | $6,618.14 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $345.80 | $3,151.06 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $346.04 | $346.04 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $2,188.80 | $2,188.80 |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $2,562.71 | $2,562.71 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $2,214.00 | $2,214.00 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $4,793.25 | $4,793.25 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $1,764.80 | $1,764.80 |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $346.04 | $346.04 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What sinus surgery, maxillary is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sinus surgery, maxillary explained.
Endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus in other states
- Alabama$14,847.27
- Arizona$16,976.81, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$1,634.03
- California$6,658.40
- Colorado$3,363.50, 1 hospital
- Delaware$2,025.74, 2 hospitals
- Florida$10,618.41
- Georgia$6,698.00
- Hawaii$3,309.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$7,652.75
- Illinois$3,975.00
- Indiana$8,927.81
- Iowa$1,430.85, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$6,353.68, 3 hospitals
- Kentucky$10,021.13, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$3,391.70
- Maine$510.62, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$11,448.00
- Michigan$1,645.60
- Minnesota$1,470.07
- Mississippi$3,166.03
- Missouri$3,315.00
- Montana$659.61, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,824.64, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$3,957.18, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,741.00
- New Mexico$5,451.83, 4 hospitals
- New York$4,362.99
- North Carolina$4,158.25
- North Dakota$3,325.72, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$10,523.14
- Oklahoma$3,950.65, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$5,535.84, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$6,947.45
- Rhode Island$2,626.39, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$4,377.60, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$8,818.40
- Tennessee$5,481.33
- Texas$3,429.67
- Utah$5,467.50, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$6,001.25, 1 hospital
- Virginia$19,765.04
- Washington$5,128.56
- West Virginia$2,406.75
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.