Gallbladder or liver ultrasound cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 102 hospitals publish a cash price for limited abdominal ultrasound of one organ or area, such as the gallbladder: from $116.88 to $1,414.32, with a median of $445.00. The lowest price is at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (Milwaukee). The highest price is 12.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $445.00, is 10% below the US median of $496.87.
- That is 4.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Wisconsin ranks 19th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 102 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 76705. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC 76705 ULTRASOUND ABDOMEN LIMITED | $116.88 | $212.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto · Green Bay, WI HCHG 76705 US ABDOMEN; LIMITED | $194.00 | $419.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI US FAST abdominal limited | $201.25 | $201.25 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah · Sparta, WI Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen | $230.00 | $400.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Ultrasound abdomen | $240.89 | $534.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Ultrasound abdomen | $267.21 | $508.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI US Abdomen Limited-30 | $268.16 | $838.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG ICU MD US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $304.47 | $543.70 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Indianhead Medical Center Shell Lake · Shell Lake, WI US KIDNEY | $343.37 | $429.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 76705 US ABDOMEN; LIMITED | $359.47 | $698.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 76705 US ABDOMEN; LIMITED | $373.46 | $710.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension All Saints Hospital - Wisconsin Avenue Campus Racine · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LTD | $374.71 | $707.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension All Saints Hospital- Spring Street Campus Racine · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LTD | $374.71 | $707.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LTD | $374.71 | $707.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LTD | $374.71 | $707.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LTD | $374.71 | $707.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LTD | $374.71 | $707.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LTD | $374.71 | $707.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 76705 US ABDOMEN; LIMITED | $375.03 | $810.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster · Platteville, WI Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen | $384.15 | $591.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $402.50 | $805.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $405.00 | $810.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Liver US | $408.20 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Liver US | $408.20 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Liver US | $408.20 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Liver US | $408.20 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Liver US | $408.20 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Liver US | $408.20 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Liver US | $408.20 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Liver US | $408.20 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Liver US | $408.20 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Liver US | $408.20 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Liver US | $408.20 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Liver US | $408.20 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Liver US | $408.20 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LTD | $410.97 | $721.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LTD | $410.97 | $721.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $425.21 | $759.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $425.21 | $759.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $425.21 | $759.30 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $425.21 | $759.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $425.21 | $759.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $425.21 | $759.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $425.21 | $759.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $425.21 | $759.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $425.21 | $759.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $425.21 | $759.30 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Beloit Memorial Hospital Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI US ED Soft Tissue Lower Back | $432.30 | $1,441.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HBC FV US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $432.71 | $786.75 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 76705 US ABDOMEN; LIMITED | $443.80 | $700.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $445.00 | $890.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $445.00 | $890.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Ultrasound abdomen | $462.48 | $887.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI US ABDOMEN LIMITED TC | $467.79 | $633.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $472.50 | $630.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland · Ashland, WI US Abdomen Limited Tc | $485.21 | $510.75 | Jan 26, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $540.00 | $1,080.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 76705 US ABDOMEN; LIMITED | $547.62 | $1,078.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $550.00 | $1,100.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI US ABDOMINAL LIMITED-TECH | $566.20 | $596.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC US ABDOMEN LTD | $578.16 | $876.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC US ABDOMEN LTD | $578.16 | $876.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC US ABDOMEN LTD | $578.16 | $876.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC US ABDOMEN LTD | $578.16 | $876.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $580.00 | $1,160.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $580.00 | $1,160.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LTD | $581.94 | $1,098.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LTD | $581.94 | $1,098.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LTD | $593.94 | $1,042.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $615.00 | $1,230.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward · Hayward, WI US Abdomen Limited Tc | $623.90 | $656.74 | Jan 26, 2026 source file |
| Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI US Abdomen Ltd | $640.80 | $712.00 | Jan 8, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $680.00 | $1,360.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $680.00 | $1,360.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI US ABDOMINAL LIMITED-TECH | $692.55 | $729.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI US ABDOMINAL LIMITED-TECH | $692.55 | $729.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI US ABDOMINAL LIMITED-TECH | $692.55 | $729.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI US ABDOMINAL LIMITED-TECH | $692.55 | $729.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI US ABDOMINAL LIMITED-TECH | $692.55 | $729.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI US ABDOMINAL LIMITED-TECH | $692.55 | $729.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $705.00 | $1,410.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $705.00 | $1,410.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Sauk Prairie Healthcare Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $709.46 | $1,297.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Stoughton Hospital Stoughton · Madison, WI Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen | $718.30 | $1,306.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI US ABDOMEN LTD | $720.00 | $1,440.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI Ultrasound of Abdomen, Limited Study | $728.82 | $971.76 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Spooner Health System Spooner · Spooner, WI US ABDOMEN LIMITED TC | $749.70 | $833.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $760.00 | $1,520.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $760.00 | $1,520.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI US ABDOMEN LTD | $760.00 | $1,520.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen | $793.00 | $793.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen | $856.80 | $1,071.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Vernon Memorial Healthcare Viroqua · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 76705 US ABDOMEN; LIMITED | $925.00 | $925.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $936.59 | $1,283.00 | Jul 19, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI US ABDOMINAL LIMITED-TECH | $966.15 | $1,017.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI US ABDOMINAL LIMITED-TECH | $966.15 | $1,017.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI US ABDOMINAL LIMITED-TECH | $1,072.55 | $1,129.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC US, ABDOMEN LIMITED | $1,081.53 | $1,081.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $1,351.12 | $1,801.49 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $1,351.12 | $1,801.49 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital Altoona · Eau Claire, WI ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN | $1,377.85 | $1,530.94 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC US EXAM ABDOMEN LIMITED | $1,414.32 | $1,767.90 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 15 | $116.88 | $581.94 |
| Green Bay, WI | 6 | $194.00 | $564.08 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 5 | $410.97 | $425.21 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $410.97 | $425.21 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 4 | $374.71 | $409.86 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 3 | $408.20 | $692.55 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 3 | $432.30 | $936.59 |
| Madison, WI | 3 | $408.20 | $718.30 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $240.89 | $267.21 |
| Platteville, WI | 3 | $359.47 | $384.15 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $408.20 | $408.20 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | $425.21 | $552.60 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 2 | $373.46 | $649.23 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 2 | $201.25 | $446.90 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 2 | $540.00 | $559.08 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $408.20 | $550.38 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 2 | $445.00 | $898.06 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $408.20 | $487.20 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $408.20 | $408.20 |
| Ashland, WI | 1 | $485.21 | $485.21 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $425.21 | $425.21 |
| Black River Falls, WI | 1 | $640.80 | $640.80 |
| Brookfield, WI | 1 | $374.71 | $374.71 |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $709.46 | $709.46 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $1,072.55 | $1,072.55 |
| Durand, WI | 1 | $1,081.53 | $1,081.53 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $467.79 | $467.79 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $408.20 | $408.20 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $462.48 | $462.48 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $547.62 | $547.62 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $856.80 | $856.80 |
| Hayward, WI | 1 | $623.90 | $623.90 |
| Kenosha, WI | 1 | $728.82 | $728.82 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $692.55 | $692.55 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $408.20 | $408.20 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $408.20 | $408.20 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $692.55 | $692.55 |
| Manitowoc, WI | 1 | $405.00 | $405.00 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 1 | $720.00 | $720.00 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $966.15 | $966.15 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $425.21 | $425.21 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $966.15 | $966.15 |
| Prairie Du Chien, WI | 1 | $793.00 | $793.00 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $408.20 | $408.20 |
| Shell Lake, WI | 1 | $343.37 | $343.37 |
| Spooner, WI | 1 | $749.70 | $749.70 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $425.21 | $425.21 |
| Sparta, WI | 1 | $230.00 | $230.00 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $408.20 | $408.20 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $425.21 | $425.21 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $443.80 | $443.80 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $425.21 | $425.21 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $408.20 | $408.20 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $268.16 | $268.16 |
What gallbladder or liver ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Gallbladder or liver ultrasound explained.
Limited abdominal ultrasound of one organ or area, such as the gallbladder in other states
- Alabama$363.09
- Alaska$626.72
- Arizona$389.66
- Arkansas$241.60
- California$828.80
- Colorado$581.86
- Connecticut$315.49
- Delaware$850.93
- District of Columbia$623.20, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,130.27
- Georgia$488.75
- Hawaii$557.90
- Idaho$441.00
- Illinois$691.89
- Indiana$456.72
- Iowa$471.25
- Kansas$317.25
- Kentucky$574.80
- Louisiana$259.63
- Maine$247.53
- Maryland$573.68
- Massachusetts$540.00
- Michigan$465.12
- Minnesota$436.56
- Mississippi$267.31
- Missouri$494.00
- Montana$408.36
- Nebraska$585.00
- Nevada$774.00
- New Hampshire$503.99
- New Jersey$163.60
- New Mexico$480.00
- New York$380.00
- North Carolina$546.00
- North Dakota$388.70
- Ohio$552.00
- Oklahoma$388.00
- Oregon$490.75
- Pennsylvania$606.09
- Puerto Rico$125.00
- Rhode Island$454.00
- South Carolina$657.00
- South Dakota$824.80
- Tennessee$267.74
- Texas$604.43
- Utah$1,072.20
- Vermont$653.66
- Virginia$658.00
- Washington$505.88
- West Virginia$402.50
- Wyoming$612.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.