Appendectomy, ruptured appendix cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis: from $1,492.50 to $5,494.40, with a median of $4,862.31. The lowest price is at Southwest Health Center (Platteville). The highest price is 3.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,862.31, is 65% above the US median of $2,953.20.
- Wisconsin ranks 9th of 12 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 44960. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,492.50Southwest Health Center
Median$4,862.31half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,494.40in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$3,369.81vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Health Center lowest Platteville · Platteville, WI HC APPENDECTOMY RUPTURED W INFECTION | $1,492.50 | $1,990.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Sauk Prairie Healthcare Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI APPENDECTOMY | $2,849.33 | $5,209.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC Appendectomy,Rupt Appendx+Abscess | $4,862.31 | $8,682.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Appendectomy,Rupt Appendx+Abscess | $4,862.31 | $8,682.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Appendectomy,Rupt Appendx+Abscess | $4,862.31 | $8,682.70 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC Appendectomy,Rupt Appendx+Abscess | $4,862.31 | $8,682.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Appendectomy,Rupt Appendx+Abscess | $4,862.31 | $8,682.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC Appendectomy,Rupt Appendx+Abscess | $4,862.31 | $8,682.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Appendectomy,Rupt Appendx+Abscess | $4,862.31 | $8,682.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC Appendectomy,Rupt Appendx+Abscess | $4,862.31 | $8,682.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC Appendectomy,Rupt Appendx+Abscess | $4,862.31 | $8,682.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC Appendectomy,Rupt Appendx+Abscess | $4,862.31 | $8,682.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Appendectomy For Rupture | $4,999.68 | $15,624.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Removal of ruptured infected appendix | $5,494.40 | $6,868.00 | Oct 2, 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 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $2,849.33 | $2,849.33 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $5,494.40 | $5,494.40 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $1,492.50 | $1,492.50 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $4,862.31 | $4,862.31 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $4,999.68 | $4,999.68 |
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 appendectomy, ruptured appendix is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Appendectomy, ruptured appendix explained.
Appendectomy for a ruptured appendix with abscess or peritonitis in other states
- Alabama$1,074.00, 1 hospital
- Arkansas$1,967.50, 4 hospitals
- California$3,763.46, 3 hospitals
- Colorado$13,654.83
- Connecticut$5,040.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$6,442.00, 1 hospital
- Florida$23,944.12, 1 hospital
- Georgia$3,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$4,000.00
- Illinois$4,049.10
- Indiana$1,574.52, 2 hospitals
- Iowa$5,148.64, 2 hospitals
- Kansas$4,858.20
- Louisiana$5,955.28
- Maine$2,284.38, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,264.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$13,376.48, 1 hospital
- Michigan$1,243.77
- Minnesota$2,088.88
- Mississippi$2,172.50, 4 hospitals
- Missouri$1,474.80, 3 hospitals
- Montana$2,050.63, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$6,787.20, 1 hospital
- New Hampshire$1,047.20, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$5,339.00
- New Mexico$18,118.16, 2 hospitals
- New York$4,321.00
- North Dakota$9,703.27, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$1,779.24, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$2,221.90, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$2,416.61
- Puerto Rico$1,359.03, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$955.00, 1 hospital
- South Dakota$3,659.23, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$949.65, 1 hospital
- Texas$3,132.97
- Utah$1,496.33, 1 hospital
- Vermont$1,175.44, 2 hospitals
- Washington$1,768.00, 3 hospitals
- West Virginia$1,442.81, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.