Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Michigan

Prices at 69 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $166 — 20% below the US median ($208), roughly 15.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $30 $61 ★ 4/5 183 min 15.0%
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $32 $84 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.9%
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $41 $90 ★ 3/5 301 min 13.6%
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $42 $166 ★ 4/5 94 min 14.7%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $44 $86 ★ 4/5 95 min 15.2%
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $62 $12 ★ 5/5 118 min 14.2%
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $63 $20 134 min 15.1%
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $75 $13 ★ 2/5 186 min 16.0%
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $77 $13 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.2%
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $83 $84 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.6%
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $83 $84 ★ 2/5 108 min 16.3%
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $91 $13 ★ 1/5 170 min 16.3%
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $94 $12 70 min
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $95 $23 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.2%
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $95 $13 ★ 2/5 106 min 15.2%
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc Iron River, MI $107 117 min 14.7%
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics Laurium, MI $107 96 min 16.0%
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood, MI $107 133 min 15.6%
Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI $110 $103 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.4%
Charlevoix Area Hospital Charlevoix, MI $110 $103 135 min 14.7%
Bell Hospital Ishpeming, MI $124 132 min 15.2%
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $127 $13 ★ 3/5 150 min 14.8%
Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville, MI $129 $180 86 min
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $129 $13 ★ 2/5 186 min 14.6%
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $137 $13 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.7%

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)
$258
Cash / self-pay
$166
Insurer-negotiated
$92
Medicare pays
$11
$43$299
Median cash $166  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $166 — about 15.1× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $258 list price could save about $92 (36%).

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