Sinus surgery, frontal cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the frontal sinus: from $400.32 to $8,724.28, with a median of $4,424.84. The lowest price is at Fort Memorial Hospital (Fort Atkinson). The highest price is 21.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,424.84, is 39% below the US median of $7,212.66.
- Wisconsin ranks 5th of 25 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 31276. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$400.32Fort Memorial Hospital
Median$4,424.84half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,724.28in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$4,024.52vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Memorial Hospital lowest Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Nasal/Sinus Endo W/Frntl Expl W/Wo | $400.32 | $1,251.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $4,424.84 | $7,901.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $4,424.84 | $7,901.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $4,424.84 | $7,901.50 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $4,424.84 | $7,901.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $4,424.84 | $7,901.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $4,424.84 | $7,901.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $4,424.84 | $7,901.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $4,424.84 | $7,901.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $4,424.84 | $7,901.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $4,424.84 | $7,901.50 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital one side Altoona · Eau Claire, WI EXPLORATION OF NASAL SINUS USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $8,724.28 | $9,693.64 | 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 | $4,424.84 | $4,424.84 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $4,424.84 | $4,424.84 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $4,424.84 | $4,424.84 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $8,724.28 | $8,724.28 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $4,424.84 | $4,424.84 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $4,424.84 | $4,424.84 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $4,424.84 | $4,424.84 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $4,424.84 | $4,424.84 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $4,424.84 | $4,424.84 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $400.32 | $400.32 |
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, frontal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sinus surgery, frontal explained.
Endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the frontal sinus in other states
- Alabama$9,776.16
- Arizona$16,328.46
- Arkansas$2,703.58
- California$9,032.00
- Colorado$6,873.75, 2 hospitals
- Florida$12,410.67
- Georgia$6,698.00
- Hawaii$3,309.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$13,030.85
- Illinois$7,525.00
- Indiana$11,493.86
- Iowa$1,453.00, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$16,867.19, 3 hospitals
- Kentucky$6,317.66, 1 hospital
- Louisiana$6,068.28
- Maine$1,311.64, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$25,639.14
- Michigan$775.20
- Minnesota$6,485.20, 4 hospitals
- Mississippi$4,452.47
- Missouri$8,292.05
- Montana$1,442.82, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,824.64, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$5,948.18, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,311.00
- New Mexico$5,526.36, 3 hospitals
- New York$8,191.77
- North Carolina$4,857.00
- North Dakota$4,564.63, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$22,791.28
- Oklahoma$7,516.10, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$6,856.80, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$12,532.10
- Puerto Rico$500.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$7,896.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$13,379.63, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$6,573.22, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$9,582.68
- Texas$5,107.38
- Utah$7,765.23, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$7,281.15, 1 hospital
- Virginia$16,362.33
- Washington$3,318.61
- West Virginia$4,377.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.