Gallbladder scan (HIDA) cost in Michigan

Prices at 65 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,148 — 22% below the US median ($1,466), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $203 $394 ★ 4/5 183 min 15.0%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $213 $429 ★ 4/5 95 min 15.2%
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $243 $480 ★ 3/5 301 min 13.6%
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $308 $223 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.7%
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $311 $220 ★ 3/5 150 min 14.8%
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $324 $83 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.6%
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $398 $220 ★ 1/5 170 min 16.3%
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $456 $229 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.2%
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $466 $220 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.2%
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $467 $410 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.6%
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $467 $397 ★ 2/5 108 min 16.3%
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $472 $220 ★ 2/5 186 min 14.6%
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $515 $226 ★ 2/5 106 min 15.2%
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $524 $46 ★ 5/5 118 min 14.2%
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $547 $522 ★ 1/5 170 min 15.3%
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $569 $233 ★ 4/5 358 min 15.3%
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $576 $220 ★ 2/5 186 min 16.0%
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $705 $2,441 ★ 4/5 94 min 14.7%
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $835 $297 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.5%
Bell Hospital Ishpeming, MI $845 132 min 15.2%
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $861 $565 ★ 3/5 124 min 14.8%
Ascension River District Hospital East China, MI $906 $508 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.6%
Three Rivers Health Three Rivers, MI $917 $687 ★ 2/5 150 min 15.0%
Scheurer Hospital Pigeon, MI $942 104 min 14.9%
Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital Muskegon, MI $966 $946 ★ 3/5 208 min 12.9%

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)
$1,715
Cash / self-pay
$1,148
Insurer-negotiated
$468
Medicare pays
$334
$391$2,049
Median cash $1,148  ·  Medicare $334  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,148 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($334). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($668).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,715 list price could save about $567 (33%).

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