Creatine kinase (CK) test cost in Michigan

Prices at 67 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $34 — 32% below the US median ($50), roughly 5.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $6 $7 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.6%
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $6 $6 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.6%
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $6 $7 ★ 2/5 108 min 16.3%
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $9 $33 ★ 4/5 94 min 14.7%
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $13 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.5%
Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI $15 $6 ★ 4/5 76 min 14.9%
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $16 $6 ★ 2/5 106 min 15.2%
Forest Health Medical Center Ypsilanti, MI $16 $8
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $18 $5 70 min
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Southfield, MI $18 $5 ★ 4/5 192 min 14.2%
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $18 $5 ★ 3/5 195 min 15.2%
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $18 $6 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.7%
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $19 $7 ★ 4/5 358 min 15.3%
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $21 $6 ★ 3/5 150 min 14.8%
Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale, MI $21 $8 ★ 3/5 188 min 14.9%
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $23 $5 ★ 5/5 118 min 14.2%
Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville, MI $26 $36 86 min
Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital Muskegon, MI $26 $30 ★ 3/5 208 min 12.9%
Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette, MI $27 ★ 3/5 194 min 13.9%
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $28 $7 ★ 3/5 124 min 14.8%
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $29 $6 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.2%
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $30 $10 ★ 1/5 170 min 15.3%
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska, MI $30 $26 108 min 14.9%
Ascension River District Hospital East China, MI $31 $7 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.6%
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $32 $6 ★ 1/5 170 min 16.3%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$53
Cash / self-pay
$34
Insurer-negotiated
$10
Medicare pays
$7
$16$65
Median cash $34  ·  Medicare $7  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $34 — about 5.2× the Medicare rate ($7). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($13).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $53 list price could save about $19 (37%).

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