Kidney biopsy cost in Michigan

Prices at 48 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,268 — 32% below the US median ($1,851), roughly 2.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $368 $446 ★ 4/5 345 min
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Southfield, MI $433 $486 ★ 4/5 196 min
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $433 $486 ★ 3/5 187 min
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $593 $886 ★ 1/5 169 min
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $655 $904 ★ 4/5 188 min
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $656 $886 ★ 3/5 157 min
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $697 $886 ★ 3/5 261 min
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $709 $886 ★ 2/5 178 min
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $744 $112 72 min
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $744 $112 ★ 5/5 119 min
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $752 $886 ★ 2/5 186 min
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $771 $3,017 ★ 4/5 91 min
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $826 $900 ★ 2/5 231 min
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $935 $922 ★ 2/5 103 min
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $948 $931 ★ 1/5 172 min
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $1,142 $251 ★ 1/5 170 min
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $1,254 $1,786 ★ 3/5 113 min
Trinity Health Oakland Hospital Pontiac, MI $1,268 $1,431 ★ 2/5 200 min
Trinity Health Livingston Hospital Howell, MI $1,268 $1,616 ★ 4/5 163 min
Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital Ann Arbor, MI $1,268 $1,447 ★ 4/5 241 min
Chelsea Hospital Chelsea, MI $1,268 $1,325 ★ 4/5 196 min
Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital Muskegon, MI $1,313 $1,592 ★ 3/5 220 min
Ascension River District Hospital East China, MI $1,380 $981 ★ 3/5 122 min
Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI $1,389 $1,476 ★ 4/5 235 min
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Battle Creek, MI $1,389 $1,476 ★ 3/5 191 min

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 September 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)
$1,950
Cash / self-pay
$1,268
Insurer-negotiated
$926
Medicare pays
$492
$655$2,670
Median cash $1,268  ·  Medicare $492  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,268 — about 2.6× the Medicare rate ($492). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($984).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,950 list price could save about $683 (35%).

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