Eye exam, new patient cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient: from $23.75 to $201.50, with a median of $130.90. The lowest price is at Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center (Ashland). The highest price is 8.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $130.90, is 31% below the US median of $188.51.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Wisconsin ranks 7th of 22 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 92004. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$23.75Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center
Median$130.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$201.50in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$107.15vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center lowest Ashland · Ashland, WI Fac/Eye Exam, New Pat,Comprehesv | $23.75 | $25.00 | Jan 26, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT | $89.24 | $162.25 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT | $102.02 | $136.02 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Eye Exam, New Patient | $106.37 | $204.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT COMPR-TECH | $115.90 | $122.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT COMPR-TECH | $115.90 | $122.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT COMPR-TECH | $115.90 | $122.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT COMPR-TECH | $115.90 | $122.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT COMPR-TECH | $115.90 | $122.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT COMPR-TECH | $115.90 | $122.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT COMPR-TECH | $115.90 | $122.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT COMPR-TECH | $115.90 | $122.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT COMPR-TECH | $115.90 | $122.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT COMPR-TECH | $115.90 | $122.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Eye Exam, New Patient | $120.80 | $267.80 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC EYE EXAM NEW PATIENT COMPR | $141.00 | $188.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI EYE EXAM NEW PT COMPREHENSIVE | $165.00 | $330.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $115.90 | $201.50 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $115.90 | $158.70 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 2 | $89.24 | $127.12 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $115.90 | $158.70 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $115.90 | $158.70 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $201.50 | $201.50 |
| Ashland, WI | 1 | $23.75 | $23.75 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $115.90 | $115.90 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $201.50 | $201.50 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $106.37 | $106.37 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1 | $102.02 | $102.02 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $115.90 | $115.90 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $201.50 | $201.50 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $201.50 | $201.50 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $115.90 | $115.90 |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $201.50 | $201.50 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1 | $120.80 | $120.80 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $115.90 | $115.90 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $115.90 | $115.90 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $141.00 | $141.00 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $201.50 | $201.50 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $115.90 | $115.90 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $201.50 | $201.50 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $201.50 | $201.50 |
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 eye exam, new patient is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Eye exam, new patient explained.
Comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient in other states
- Alabama$156.52, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$314.38, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$163.38, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$108.60
- California$245.28
- Colorado$130.15, 2 hospitals
- Connecticut$158.00, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$280.25, 2 hospitals
- Florida$481.65
- Georgia$207.01
- Idaho$121.00
- Illinois$132.00
- Indiana$388.16, 2 hospitals
- Iowa$233.10, 3 hospitals
- Kentucky$481.97
- Louisiana$73.28
- Maine$112.25, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$208.03
- Michigan$147.54
- Minnesota$130.05
- Mississippi$154.85
- Missouri$127.98
- Montana$221.60, 3 hospitals
- Nebraska$78.00, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$432.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$175.35, 4 hospitals
- New York$230.00
- North Dakota$121.30, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$256.60
- Oklahoma$287.85, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$159.25, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$152.80
- South Carolina$99.00, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$321.60
- Tennessee$100.28
- Texas$241.00
- Vermont$185.37, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$58.35, 1 hospital
- Washington$169.40
- West Virginia$170.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.