Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) prices. From its own published file.

Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

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Jan 2026file last updated

$2,067cash price for mri lower back without contrast (list $3,900)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$1,035	$1,952	$115–$593
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$1,749	$3,300	$194–$912
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$1,800	$3,415	$281–$1,313
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$113	$213	$10.56–$48.21
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$69.96	$132	$8.46–$38.59
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$68.37	$129	$7.77–$35.48
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$24.38	$46.00	$3.00–$27.14
Urinalysis `81001`	$25.44	$48.00	$3.17–$14.47
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$80.56	$152	$12.47–$44.89
EKG tracing `93005`	$350	$660	$10.03–$127
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$137	$259	$17.24–$189
CT head without contrast `70450`	$852	$1,608	$66.66–$374
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$1,898	$3,582	$143–$1,007
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$2,067	$3,900	$116–$720
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$758	$1,431	$63.26–$400
IV push, single drug `96374`	$183	$345	$60.54–$451
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$434	$818	$53.21–$451
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$0.53	$5.99	$0.68–$1.68
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$0.08	$0.65	$0.11–$0.19
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	—	—	$291–$1,953
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	—	—	$218–$2,008
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	—	—	$864–$2,117
Vaginal delivery, routine care `59400`	—	—	$3,679–$7,260
Cesarean delivery, routine care `59510`	—	—	$4,030–$8,037

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) price transparency page.

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Billed above the posted cash priceIf you're paying yourself, ask the hospital to apply its published cash price.
Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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