Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Michigan

Prices at 69 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $269 — 22% below the US median ($347), roughly 3.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $56 $63 ★ 4/5 183 min 15.0%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI $56 $79 ★ 1/5 152 min 15.0%
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $56 $84 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.2%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $62 $89 ★ 4/5 95 min 15.2%
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $65 $88 ★ 3/5 301 min 13.6%
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $80 $48 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.2%
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $81 $48 ★ 3/5 150 min 14.8%
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $86 $86 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.6%
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $86 $86 ★ 2/5 108 min 16.3%
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $100 $48 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.5%
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $103 $50 ★ 2/5 106 min 15.2%
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $104 $48 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.2%
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $116 $48 ★ 1/5 170 min 16.3%
Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville, MI $123 $171 86 min
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $125 $45 ★ 5/5 118 min 14.2%
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $130 $48 ★ 2/5 186 min 16.0%
Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale, MI $133 $86 ★ 3/5 188 min 14.9%
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $141 $45 70 min
Scheurer Hospital Pigeon, MI $145 104 min 14.9%
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Southfield, MI $160 $86 ★ 4/5 192 min 14.2%
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $160 $86 ★ 3/5 195 min 15.2%
Ascension River District Hospital East China, MI $165 $108 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.6%
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $167 $87 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.6%
Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI $171
Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette, MI $175 $158 107 min 15.0%

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 August 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)
$445
Cash / self-pay
$269
Insurer-negotiated
$108
Medicare pays
$84
$80$498
Median cash $269  ·  Medicare $84  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $269 — about 3.2× the Medicare rate ($84). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($167).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $445 list price could save about $176 (40%).

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