Prices at 59 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $646 — 16% below the US median ($772), roughly 13.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tawas St Joseph Hospital | Tawas City, MI | $197 | $479 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | 14.8% |
| Hills & Dales General Hospital | Cass City, MI | $207 | $808 | ★ 4/5 | 94 min | 14.7% |
| McLaren Northern Michigan | Petoskey, MI | $230 | $386 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | 14.8% |
| University of Michigan Health-West | Wyoming, MI | $245 | $242 | ★ 4/5 | 184 min | 14.5% |
| McLaren Port Huron | Port Huron, MI | $342 | $426 | ★ 2/5 | 238 min | 15.2% |
| McKenzie Health System | Sandusky, MI | $344 | $43 | — | 134 min | 15.1% |
| Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital | Adrian, MI | $374 | $299 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | 14.2% |
| Ascension River District Hospital | East China, MI | $375 | $398 | ★ 3/5 | 123 min | 14.6% |
| McLaren Macomb | Mount Clemens, MI | $377 | $386 | ★ 1/5 | 168 min | 15.2% |
| McLaren Caro Region | Caro, MI | $381 | $323 | — | 70 min | — |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | $393 | $416 | ★ 1/5 | 170 min | 15.3% |
| University of Michigan Health System | Ann Arbor, MI | $429 | $176 | ★ 4/5 | 358 min | 15.3% |
| Lake Huron Medical Center | Port Huron, MI | $437 | $437 | ★ 4/5 | 169 min | 14.6% |
| Garden City Hospital | Garden City, MI | $437 | $438 | ★ 2/5 | 108 min | 16.3% |
| Marlette Regional Hospital | Marlette, MI | $476 | $145 | — | 107 min | 15.0% |
| Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi | Southfield, MI | $482 | $31 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | 14.2% |
| Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | $482 | $31 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | 15.2% |
| McLaren Bay Region | Bay City, MI | $485 | $426 | ★ 1/5 | 170 min | 16.3% |
| Deckerville Community Hospital | Deckerville, MI | $514 | $853 | — | 86 min | — |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center | Kalkaska, MI | $514 | $410 | — | 108 min | 14.9% |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc | Iron River, MI | $551 | — | — | 117 min | 14.7% |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics | Laurium, MI | $551 | — | — | 96 min | 16.0% |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital | Ironwood, MI | $551 | — | — | 133 min | 15.6% |
| McLaren Thumb Region | Bad Axe, MI | $570 | $323 | ★ 5/5 | 118 min | 14.2% |
| Bell Hospital | Ishpeming, MI | $592 | — | — | 132 min | 15.2% |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $646 — about 13.6× the Medicare rate ($47). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($95).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,207 list price could save about $561 (46%).
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