Emergency department visit (level 4) cost in Detroit, MI

Prices at 3 hospitals in Detroit, MI, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,243 — 136% above the US median ($950), roughly 19.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $758 $230 ★ 1/5 170 min 15.3%
Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI $2,243
Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI $2,877 ★ 1/5 143 min 15.7%

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)
$2,990
Cash / self-pay
$2,243
Insurer-negotiated
$230
Medicare pays
$118
$1,055$2,750
Median cash $2,243  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,243 — about 19.0× the Medicare rate ($118). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($236).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,990 list price could save about $748 (25%).

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Doctors who perform this in Detroit

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Neema Patel, M.D.Emergency MedicineDetroit, MI206
Allison Loynd, DOEmergency MedicineDetroit, MI190
Youssef HedrougEmergency MedicineDetroit, MI184
Angelo Collins, M.D.Family PracticeDetroit, MI183
Paul Butts, M.D.Emergency MedicineDetroit, MI179
Jamie Kenney-Kalbuneh, M.D.Emergency MedicineDetroit, MI178
Scott Brensel, DOEmergency MedicineDetroit, MI173
Eoghan McgreevyEmergency MedicineDetroit, MI172
Mary MeinkeEmergency MedicineDetroit, MI166
Yasir Abdulmunem, M.D.Emergency MedicineDetroit, MI164
Abdul Rauf, MDPsychiatryDetroit, MI158
Sophia Allen, MDEmergency MedicineDetroit, MI148

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