Newborn hospital care cost in Michigan

Prices at 42 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $98 — 28% below the US median ($136), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette, MI $46 $41 107 min 15.0%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $65 $63 ★ 4/5 95 min 15.2%
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $65 $63 ★ 3/5 301 min 13.6%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $65 $63 ★ 4/5 183 min 15.0%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI $65 $63 ★ 1/5 152 min 15.0%
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $65 $63 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.2%
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $98 $58 ★ 1/5 170 min 16.3%
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $98 $58 ★ 3/5 150 min 14.8%
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $98 $58 ★ 2/5 186 min 16.0%
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $98 $58 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.7%
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $98 $58 ★ 2/5 186 min 14.6%
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $98 $58 ★ 2/5 106 min 15.2%
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $98 $58 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.2%
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $98 $58 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.2%
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $98 $58 70 min
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $98 $58 ★ 5/5 118 min 14.2%
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $99 $92 ★ 4/5 358 min 15.3%
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $99 $133 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.9%
Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital Cadillac, MI $107 $80 ★ 4/5 157 min 14.1%
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $123 $63 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.6%
Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital Adrian, MI $1,118 $688 ★ 3/5 168 min 14.2%

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)
$162
Cash / self-pay
$98
Insurer-negotiated
$58
Medicare pays
$58
$65$107
Median cash $98  ·  Medicare $58  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $98 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($58). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($116).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $162 list price could save about $63 (39%).

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