Medical Back Problems Cost in Wisconsin — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for medical (non-surgical) back conditions including herniated discs, severe radiculopathy, and chronic pain crises.
State average
$12,852
gross charge · DRG 552
Hospitals
7
with published pricing
Price range
$11,014 – $14,918
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Crossing Rivers Health
Prairie Du Chien, WI
Gross charge $11,014 - 2
Grant Regional Health Center
Lancaster, WI
Gross charge $11,631Cash pay $7,560 - 3
Tomah Memorial Hospital
Tomah, WI
Gross charge $12,744Cash pay $7,328 - 4
Amery Hospital & Clinic
Amery, WI
Gross charge $13,220Cash pay $6,893 - 5
Hudson Hospital
Hudson, WI
Gross charge $13,220Cash pay $6,893 - 6
Westfields Hospital and Clinic
New Richmond, WI
Gross charge $13,220Cash pay $6,893 - 7
Stoughton Health
Stoughton, WI
Gross charge $14,918Cash pay $8,205 - 8
Mayo Clinic Health System - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
Gross charge — - 9
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Hospital
Appleton, WI
Gross charge — - 10
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake
Rice Lake, WI
Gross charge — - 11
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
Rhinelander, WI
Gross charge — - 12
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County
Two Rivers, WI
Gross charge — - 13
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County
Sheboygan, WI
Gross charge — - 14
Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield
Marshfield, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,980 - 15
Aurora Medical Center Washington County
Hartford, WI
Gross charge — - 16Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,910
- 17
Aurora Medical Center Burlington
Burlington, WI
Gross charge — - 18
Mercy Health System Corp
Janesville, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,630 - 19
Fort Memorial Hospital
Fort Atkinson, WI
Gross charge — - 20
Ascension St. Francis Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge — - 21
Unitypoint Health - Meriter
Madison, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,822 - 22
Sauk Prairie Hospital
Prairie Du Sac, WI
Gross charge — - 23Gross charge —
- 24
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
Elkhorn, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,797 - 25
Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital
Manitowoc, WI
Gross charge — - 26
Mile Bluff Medical Center
Mauston, WI
Gross charge — - 27
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area
Marinette, WI
Gross charge — - 28
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge — - 29
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,733 - 30
Aurora West Allis Medical Center
West Allis, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,767 - 31
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,071 - 32
Aurora Medical Center - Kenosha
Kenosha, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,758 - 33
Aurora Baycare Medical Center
Green Bay, WI
Gross charge — - 34
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin
Glendale, WI
Gross charge — - 35
OakLeaf Surgical Hospital
Altoona, WI
Gross charge — - 36
Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
Gross charge — - 37
Marshfield Medical Center-Weston
Weston, WI
Gross charge — - 38
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital
Franklin, WI
Gross charge — - 39
Aurora Medical Center Summit
Summit, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,823 - 40
Aurora Medical Center Grafton
Grafton, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,093 - 41
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI
Gross charge — - 42
Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua
Minocqua, WI
Gross charge — - 43
Ascension Wisconsin Hospital - Menomonee Falls
Menomonee Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 44Gross charge —
- 45
Ascension Calumet Hospital
Chilton, WI
Gross charge — - 46
Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville
Neillsville, WI
Gross charge — - 47
Flambeau Hospital
Park Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 48
Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith
Ladysmith, WI
Gross charge — - 49
Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital-Superior
Superior, WI
Gross charge — - 50
Richland Hospital
Richland Center, WI
Gross charge — - 51
Western Wisconsin Health
Baldwin, WI
Gross charge — - 52
River Falls Area Hospital
River Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 53
Upland Hills Health Hospital & Clinics
Dodgeville, WI
Gross charge — - 54
Southwest Health Center
Platteville, WI
Gross charge — - 55
Bellin Hospital
Green Bay, WI
Gross charge — - 56
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac
Fond Du Lac, WI
Gross charge — - 57
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital
Waupun, WI
Gross charge — - 58
Columbus Community Hospital
Columbus, WI
Gross charge — - 59
Froedtert West Bend Hospital
West Bend, WI
Gross charge — - 60
Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin
New Berlin, WI
Gross charge —
7 Wisconsin hospitals publish gross charges for medical back problems (DRG 552). Prices range from $11,014 to $14,918 — roughly $3,903 apart. The cheapest is Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie Du Chien; the most expensive is Stoughton Health in Stoughton. The state average sits at $12,852.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of medical back problems. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists medical back problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling medical back problems in Wisconsin, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Wisconsin hospitals missing from the list either don't perform medical back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 552 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.