Thyroid lobectomy cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy): from $1,412.46 to $9,753.07, with a median of $2,634.86. The lowest price is at Ascension Calumet Hospital (Chilton). The highest price is 6.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,634.86, is 65% below the US median of $7,558.73.
- Wisconsin ranks 3rd of 30 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 60220. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,412.46Ascension Calumet Hospital
Median$2,634.86half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,753.07in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$1,222.40vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Calumet Hospital lowest Chilton · Appleton, WI HC PRO-S PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $1,412.46 | $2,478.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sauk Prairie Healthcare one side Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI TOTAL THYROID LOBECTOMY UNILAT | $2,326.67 | $4,253.50 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin one side Berlin · Berlin, WI THYROID LOBECTOMY,UNILAT | $2,634.86 | $4,705.10 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP one side Appleton · Appleton, WI THYROID LOBECTOMY,UNILAT | $2,634.86 | $4,705.10 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Appleton · Appleton, WI THYROID LOBECTOMY,UNILAT | $2,634.86 | $4,705.10 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac one side Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI THYROID LOBECTOMY,UNILAT | $2,634.86 | $4,705.10 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah one side Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI THYROID LOBECTOMY,UNILAT | $2,634.86 | $4,705.10 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London one side New London · New London, WI THYROID LOBECTOMY,UNILAT | $2,634.86 | $4,705.10 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh one side Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI THYROID LOBECTOMY,UNILAT | $2,634.86 | $4,705.10 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano one side Shawano · Shawano, WI THYROID LOBECTOMY,UNILAT | $2,634.86 | $4,705.10 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca one side Waupaca · Waupaca, WI THYROID LOBECTOMY,UNILAT | $2,634.86 | $4,705.10 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose one side Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI THYROID LOBECTOMY,UNILAT | $2,634.86 | $4,705.10 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $4,472.10 | $4,969.00 | Jan 8, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Removal of thyroid lobe on side of neck | $5,136.80 | $6,421.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Partial Removal Of Thyroid | $5,159.68 | $16,124.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital one side Altoona · Eau Claire, WI REMOVAL OF THYROID LOBE ON SIDE OF NECK | $9,753.07 | $10,836.74 | 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 | 3 | $1,412.46 | $2,634.86 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 |
| Black River Falls, WI | 1 | $4,472.10 | $4,472.10 |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $2,326.67 | $2,326.67 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $9,753.07 | $9,753.07 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $5,136.80 | $5,136.80 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $2,634.86 | $2,634.86 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $5,159.68 | $5,159.68 |
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 thyroid lobectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thyroid lobectomy explained.
Removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy) in other states
- Alabama$12,712.05
- Alaska$20,708.30, 1 hospital
- Arizona$14,747.31, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$6,449.95
- California$7,737.00
- Colorado$11,775.00, 3 hospitals
- Connecticut$3,785.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$9,950.95, 1 hospital
- Florida$12,644.63
- Georgia$5,753.00
- Hawaii$10,612.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$14,360.76
- Illinois$6,446.00
- Indiana$9,904.45
- Iowa$2,285.70, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$6,168.68
- Kentucky$14,419.26
- Louisiana$5,574.55
- Maine$1,831.73, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,200.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$8,081.60, 4 hospitals
- Michigan$8,312.83
- Minnesota$1,363.84
- Mississippi$8,995.00
- Missouri$12,018.89
- Montana$2,059.20
- Nebraska$8,139.71, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$6,672.70, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$894.30, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$9,833.45
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$7,807.76, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$4,588.42, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$21,948.18
- Oklahoma$11,091.80
- Oregon$11,473.70
- Pennsylvania$11,464.13
- Puerto Rico$500.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$22,184.86
- South Dakota$7,857.28, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$8,875.22
- Texas$8,100.00
- Utah$10,305.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$9,928.77, 1 hospital
- Virginia$24,421.60
- Washington$13,052.00
- West Virginia$7,858.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.