Echocardiogram with and without contrast cost in Michigan

Prices at 62 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $494 — 18% below the US median ($604), roughly 4.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $75 $87 ★ 4/5 358 min 15.3%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $85 $200 ★ 4/5 95 min 15.2%
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $85 $242 ★ 3/5 301 min 13.6%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $85 $223 ★ 4/5 183 min 15.0%
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $193 $125 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.6%
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Southfield, MI $196 $98 ★ 4/5 192 min 14.2%
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $196 $98 ★ 3/5 195 min 15.2%
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $225 $277 ★ 3/5 124 min 14.8%
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $236 $237 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.6%
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $236 $237 ★ 2/5 108 min 16.3%
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $238 $28 70 min
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $241 $94 ★ 5/5 118 min 14.2%
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $261 $132 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.2%
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $266 $131 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.5%
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $292 $132 ★ 3/5 150 min 14.8%
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $304 $132 ★ 1/5 170 min 16.3%
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $320 $132 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.7%
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $355 $132 ★ 2/5 186 min 14.6%
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $367 $132 ★ 2/5 106 min 15.2%
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $375 $230 ★ 1/5 170 min 15.3%
Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI $385 $233 ★ 4/5 76 min 14.9%
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc Iron River, MI $385 117 min 14.7%
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics Laurium, MI $385 96 min 16.0%
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood, MI $385 133 min 15.6%
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $389 $238 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.9%

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)
$736
Cash / self-pay
$494
Insurer-negotiated
$237
Medicare pays
$101
$161$956
Median cash $494  ·  Medicare $101  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $494 — about 4.9× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $736 list price could save about $242 (33%).

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