Simple wound stitches cost in Michigan

Prices at 60 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $206 — 35% below the US median ($315), roughly 1.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $46 $205 ★ 4/5 91 min
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $46 $199 ★ 3/5 299 min
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $46 $145 ★ 4/5 182 min
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI $46 $92 ★ 1/5 168 min
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $46 $117 ★ 2/5 158 min
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $93 $209 ★ 3/5 181 min
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $95 $373 ★ 4/5 91 min
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $119 $189 ★ 1/5 170 min
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $165 $112 133 min
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $166 $68 ★ 2/5 178 min
Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI $169 $194 ★ 4/5 235 min
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Battle Creek, MI $169 $194 ★ 3/5 191 min
Bronson South Haven Hospital South Haven, MI $169 $194 136 min
Battle Creek VA Medical Center Battle Creek, MI $169 $194
Bronson Lakeview Hospital Paw Paw, MI $169 $125 ★ 5/5 153 min
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $170 $76 ★ 1/5 169 min
Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville, MI $170 $345 85 min
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $174 $58 ★ 3/5 157 min
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $174 $71 ★ 2/5 186 min
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $175 $217 ★ 3/5 113 min
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $175 $73 ★ 2/5 231 min
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $179 $110 ★ 4/5 188 min
Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette, MI $183 ★ 3/5 188 min
Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital Muskegon, MI $183 $35 ★ 3/5 220 min
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $190 $76 ★ 2/5 103 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)
$355
Cash / self-pay
$206
Insurer-negotiated
$194
Medicare pays
$127
$94$389
Median cash $206  ·  Medicare $127  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $206 — about 1.6× the Medicare rate ($127). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $355 list price could save about $149 (42%).

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