Cheapest hospitals in Wisconsin without insurance
Of 105 hospitals in Wisconsin we can compare, Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Oshkosh) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 50% below the Wisconsin median across 361 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all Wisconsin hospitals, procedure by procedure.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures
| Hospital | Typical price | Below median | Above median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh | 50% below | 285 of 361 | 75 of 361 |
| 2. Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton | 50% below | 296 of 374 | 77 of 374 |
| 3. Saint Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls | 47% below | 107 of 117 | 9 of 117 |
| 4. Beloit Memorial Hospital Beloit | 42% below | 362 of 384 | 21 of 384 |
| 5. River Falls Area Hospital River Falls | 41% below | 296 of 372 | 75 of 372 |
| 6. Amery Hospital East Amery | 40% below | 387 of 409 | 22 of 409 |
| 7. Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay | 40% below | 399 of 455 | 55 of 455 |
| 8. Hudson Hospital Hudson | 38% below | 301 of 352 | 49 of 352 |
| 9. Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson | 38% below | 260 of 313 | 51 of 313 |
| 10. Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse | 36% below | 94 of 108 | 14 of 108 |
| 11. Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton | 36% below | 378 of 444 | 65 of 444 |
| 12. Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin | 34% below | 245 of 294 | 42 of 294 |
| 13. Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto | 33% below | 139 of 171 | 32 of 171 |
| 14. Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee | 32% below | 276 of 347 | 63 of 347 |
| 15. Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus Brookfield | 32% below | 267 of 333 | 58 of 333 |
| 16. Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee | 32% below | 266 of 339 | 65 of 339 |
| 17. Westfields Hospital New Richmond | 31% below | 361 of 419 | 57 of 419 |
| 18. Ascension All Saints Hospital - Wisconsin Avenue Campus Racine | 30% below | 56 of 65 | 5 of 65 |
| 19. Ascension All Saints Hospital- Spring Street Campus Racine | 30% below | 56 of 65 | 5 of 65 |
| 20. Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin | 30% below | 238 of 305 | 59 of 305 |
| 21. Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel | 27% below | 298 of 380 | 80 of 380 |
| 22. Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin Glendale | 22% below | 81 of 126 | 44 of 126 |
| 23. ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin | 21% below | 338 of 522 | 82 of 522 |
| 24. ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton | 21% below | 338 of 522 | 82 of 522 |
| 25. ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton | 21% below | 338 of 522 | 82 of 522 |
| 26. ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac | 21% below | 338 of 522 | 82 of 522 |
| 27. ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah | 21% below | 338 of 522 | 82 of 522 |
| 28. ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London | 21% below | 338 of 522 | 82 of 522 |
| 29. ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh | 21% below | 338 of 522 | 82 of 522 |
| 30. ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano | 21% below | 338 of 522 | 82 of 522 |
| 31. ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca | 21% below | 338 of 522 | 82 of 522 |
| 32. ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose | 21% below | 338 of 522 | 82 of 522 |
| 33. Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster | 20% below | 242 of 337 | 95 of 337 |
| 34. Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro | 19% below | 285 of 388 | 101 of 388 |
| 35. Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall | 18% below | 291 of 386 | 91 of 386 |
| 36. Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon | 16% below | 261 of 421 | 156 of 421 |
| 37. Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship | 16% below | 271 of 368 | 97 of 368 |
| 38. Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley Neenah | 15% below | 128 of 194 | 65 of 194 |
| 39. Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah | 6% below | 208 of 348 | 136 of 348 |
| 40. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee | 5% below | 212 of 384 | 171 of 384 |
| 41. Sauk Prairie Healthcare Prairie Du Sac | at median | 224 of 447 | 222 of 447 |
| 42. Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage | at median | 79 of 461 | 224 of 461 |
| 43. Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River | at median | 79 of 461 | 224 of 461 |
| 44. Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo | at median | 79 of 461 | 224 of 461 |
| 45. Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford | at median | 79 of 461 | 224 of 461 |
| 46. Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill | at median | 79 of 461 | 224 of 461 |
| 47. Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point | at median | 79 of 461 | 224 of 461 |
| 48. Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander | at median | 79 of 461 | 224 of 461 |
| 49. Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley | at median | 79 of 461 | 224 of 461 |
| 50. Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point | at median | 79 of 461 | 224 of 461 |
| 51. Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk | at median | 79 of 461 | 224 of 461 |
| 52. Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau | at median | 79 of 461 | 224 of 461 |
| 53. Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids | at median | 79 of 461 | 224 of 461 |
| 54. Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff | at median | 79 of 461 | 224 of 461 |
| 55. Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee | at median | 95 of 367 | 181 of 367 |
| 56. Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee | at median | 88 of 352 | 173 of 352 |
| 57. Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis | at median | 86 of 339 | 163 of 339 |
| 58. Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay | at median | 98 of 338 | 149 of 338 |
| 59. Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton | at median | 87 of 338 | 160 of 338 |
| 60. Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan | at median | 90 of 338 | 160 of 338 |
| 61. Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit | at median | 115 of 337 | 133 of 337 |
| 62. Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh | at median | 90 of 335 | 155 of 335 |
| 63. Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette | at median | 85 of 334 | 159 of 334 |
| 64. Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha | at median | 88 of 334 | 157 of 334 |
| 65. Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac | at median | 87 of 331 | 154 of 331 |
| 66. Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant | at median | 84 of 331 | 157 of 331 |
| 67. Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn | at median | 91 of 328 | 147 of 328 |
| 68. Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington | at median | 92 of 328 | 146 of 328 |
| 69. Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers | at median | 88 of 327 | 151 of 327 |
| 70. Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford | at median | 76 of 325 | 160 of 325 |
| 71. Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy | at median | 77 of 336 | 168 of 336 |
| 72. Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee | 1% above | 182 of 383 | 196 of 383 |
| 73. Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake | 2% above | 178 of 425 | 217 of 425 |
| 74. Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith | 4% above | 164 of 425 | 229 of 425 |
| 75. Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire | 4% above | 159 of 425 | 236 of 425 |
| 76. Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior | 5% above | 155 of 360 | 205 of 360 |
| 77. Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point | 7% above | 153 of 425 | 244 of 425 |
| 78. St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls | 8% above | 131 of 343 | 200 of 343 |
| 79. St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay | 10% above | 126 of 351 | 211 of 351 |
| 80. Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua | 11% above | 147 of 425 | 249 of 425 |
| 81. Southwest Health Center Platteville | 11% above | 161 of 440 | 277 of 440 |
| 82. St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan | 11% above | 126 of 357 | 217 of 357 |
| 83. Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield | 12% above | 157 of 425 | 243 of 425 |
| 84. St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay | 12% above | 130 of 374 | 229 of 374 |
| 85. Stoughton Hospital Stoughton | 13% above | 109 of 349 | 237 of 349 |
| 86. Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston | 17% above | 140 of 425 | 257 of 425 |
| 87. Indianhead Medical Center Shell Lake | 20% above | 55 of 170 | 113 of 170 |
| 88. Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg | 28% above | 164 of 461 | 293 of 461 |
| 89. OakLeaf Surgical Hospital Altoona | 29% above | 114 of 386 | 272 of 386 |
| 90. Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville | 30% above | 112 of 425 | 285 of 425 |
| 91. Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville | 36% above | 174 of 446 | 265 of 446 |
| 92. Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls | 39% above | 109 of 425 | 287 of 425 |
| 93. Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland | 40% above | 87 of 390 | 302 of 390 |
| 94. Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls | 45% above | 95 of 406 | 311 of 406 |
| 95. Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward | 57% above | 41 of 292 | 251 of 292 |
| 96. Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie | 57% above | 60 of 359 | 299 of 359 |
| 97. Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland | 58% above | 55 of 297 | 241 of 297 |
| 98. Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam | 64% above | 96 of 424 | 305 of 424 |
| 99. Vernon Memorial Healthcare Viroqua | 65% above | 89 of 319 | 230 of 319 |
| 100. Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva | 68% above | 24 of 340 | 315 of 340 |
| 101. Spooner Health System Spooner | 72% above | 39 of 249 | 210 of 249 |
| 102. Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton | 72% above | 63 of 385 | 322 of 385 |
| 103. Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien | 85% above | 29 of 408 | 379 of 408 |
| 104. UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison | 104% above | 34 of 373 | 338 of 373 |
| 105. AdventHealth Durand Durand | 126% above | 9 of 299 | 290 of 299 |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Typical price The median of this hospital's cash prices divided by the state median for the same codes: below means cheaper than a typical hospital in the state.
Below median For how many of the compared procedures this hospital is cheaper than the state median.
Above median For how many of the compared procedures this hospital is more expensive than the state median.
Procedure costs in Wisconsin
- MRI cost
- CT scan cost
- X-ray cost
- Ultrasound cost
- ER visit cost
- Blood test cost
- STD test cost
- Colonoscopy cost
- Doctor visit cost
- Annual physical cost
- Physical therapy cost
- Mammogram cost
- Heart test cost
- Therapy session cost
- Sleep study cost
- Dental work cost
- Flu shot cost
- COVID-19 vaccine cost
- Vaccine cost
- Childhood vaccine cost
- Stitches cost
- Mole removal cost
- Cortisone shot cost
- Hysterectomy cost
- Eye exam cost
- Joint replacement cost
- Knee arthroscopy cost
- Shoulder surgery cost
- Cataract surgery cost
- Hernia repair cost
- Gallbladder removal cost
- Appendectomy cost
- Tonsillectomy cost
- Upper endoscopy cost
- Lumbar discectomy cost
- Spinal fusion cost
- Sinus surgery cost
- Thyroid surgery cost
- Hand surgery cost
- Weight loss surgery cost
- Coronary calcium score cost
- Nuclear stress test cost
- Vasectomy cost
- Circumcision cost
- Septoplasty cost
- Strep test cost
- Earwax removal cost
- Bone density scan cost
- Cholesterol test (lipid panel) cost
- Complete blood count (CBC) cost
- Cardioversion cost
Cheapest hospitals by metro area in Wisconsin
How the ranking works
- For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all Wisconsin hospitals that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
- "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
- Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
- Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
- A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.