Kidney biopsy cost in Michigan

Prices at 48 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,268 — 31% below the US median ($1,828), roughly 2.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $368 $446 ★ 4/5 358 min 15.3%
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Southfield, MI $433 $486 ★ 4/5 192 min 14.2%
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $433 $486 ★ 3/5 195 min 15.2%
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $593 $886 ★ 1/5 170 min 16.3%
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $655 $904 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.5%
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $656 $886 ★ 3/5 150 min 14.8%
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $697 $886 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.7%
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $709 $886 ★ 2/5 186 min 16.0%
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $744 $112 70 min
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $744 $112 ★ 5/5 118 min 14.2%
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $752 $886 ★ 2/5 186 min 14.6%
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $771 $3,017 ★ 4/5 94 min 14.7%
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $826 $900 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.2%
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $935 $922 ★ 2/5 106 min 15.2%
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $948 $931 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.2%
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $1,142 $251 ★ 1/5 170 min 15.3%
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $1,254 $1,786 ★ 3/5 124 min 14.8%
Trinity Health Oakland Hospital Pontiac, MI $1,268 $1,431 ★ 2/5 195 min 15.2%
Trinity Health Livingston Hospital Howell, MI $1,268 $1,616 ★ 4/5 161 min 14.6%
Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital Ann Arbor, MI $1,268 $1,447 ★ 4/5 234 min 15.5%
Chelsea Hospital Chelsea, MI $1,268 $1,325 ★ 4/5 197 min 14.6%
Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital Muskegon, MI $1,313 $1,592 ★ 3/5 208 min 12.9%
Ascension River District Hospital East China, MI $1,380 $981 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.6%
Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI $1,389 $1,476 ★ 4/5 230 min 15.1%
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Battle Creek, MI $1,389 $1,476 ★ 3/5 192 min 15.4%

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)
$1,950
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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