Swallow study cost in Michigan

Prices at 68 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $235 — 14% below the US median ($272), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Southfield, MI $50 $84 ★ 4/5 192 min 14.2%
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $50 $84 ★ 3/5 195 min 15.2%
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $56 $57 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.6%
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $57 $58 ★ 2/5 108 min 16.3%
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $68 $208 ★ 4/5 94 min 14.7%
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $88 $118 ★ 1/5 170 min 15.3%
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $89 $95 ★ 3/5 124 min 14.8%
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $100 $66 ★ 2/5 186 min 14.6%
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $107 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.5%
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $115 $66 ★ 2/5 106 min 15.2%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI $115 $160 ★ 1/5 152 min 15.0%
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $118 $65 ★ 1/5 170 min 16.3%
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $120 $62 70 min
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $126 $66 ★ 5/5 118 min 14.2%
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $130 $101 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.6%
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $131 $66 ★ 2/5 186 min 16.0%
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $135 $65 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.2%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $143 $150 ★ 4/5 183 min 15.0%
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $143 $251 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.2%
Ascension River District Hospital East China, MI $147 $79 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.6%
Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville, MI $153 $214 86 min
Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette, MI $162 $146 107 min 15.0%
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $168 $67 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.2%
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $174 $66 ★ 3/5 150 min 14.8%
Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale, MI $179 $154 ★ 3/5 188 min 14.9%

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)
$386
Cash / self-pay
$235
Insurer-negotiated
$148
Medicare pays
$85
$91$430
Median cash $235  ·  Medicare $85  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $235 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($85). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($170).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $386 list price could save about $151 (39%).

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