Skin biopsy cost in Michigan

Prices at 64 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $255 — 33% below the US median ($382), roughly 2.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $47 $415 ★ 4/5 95 min 15.2%
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $47 $214 ★ 3/5 301 min 13.6%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $47 $199 ★ 4/5 183 min 15.0%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI $47 $155 ★ 1/5 152 min 15.0%
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $47 $124 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.2%
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $54 $46 70 min
Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette, MI $62 $92 107 min 15.0%
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $84 $59 ★ 1/5 170 min 16.3%
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $84 $66 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.7%
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $103 $77 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.2%
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $116 $46 ★ 3/5 150 min 14.8%
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $116 $46 ★ 5/5 118 min 14.2%
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $154 $49 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.2%
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $161 $127 134 min 15.1%
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc Iron River, MI $182 117 min 14.7%
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics Laurium, MI $182 96 min 16.0%
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood, MI $182 133 min 15.6%
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $183 $437 ★ 3/5 124 min 14.8%
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $206 $405 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.9%
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $212 $59 ★ 2/5 106 min 15.2%
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $213 $129 ★ 4/5 358 min 15.3%
Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital Cadillac, MI $227 $264 ★ 4/5 157 min 14.1%
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $236 $223 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.5%
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $241 $63 ★ 2/5 186 min 14.6%
Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI $255 $298 ★ 4/5 230 min 15.1%

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)
$412
Cash / self-pay
$255
Insurer-negotiated
$205
Medicare pays
$121
$55$603
Median cash $255  ·  Medicare $121  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $255 — about 2.1× the Medicare rate ($121). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($242).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $412 list price could save about $156 (38%).

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