X-ray of the knee (2 views) cost in Michigan

Prices at 69 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $115 — 51% below the US median ($236), roughly 3.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $31 $48 ★ 1/5 170 min 16.3%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI $31 $70 ★ 1/5 152 min 15.0%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $32 $89 ★ 4/5 95 min 15.2%
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $35 $64 ★ 4/5 183 min 15.0%
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $36 $11 ★ 5/5 118 min 14.2%
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $41 $89 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.2%
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $46 $10 70 min
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $53 $88 ★ 3/5 301 min 13.6%
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $58 $48 ★ 2/5 186 min 14.6%
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $59 $48 ★ 3/5 150 min 14.8%
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $60 $243 ★ 4/5 94 min 14.7%
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $60 $48 ★ 2/5 106 min 15.2%
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $61 $48 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.5%
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $62 $48 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.2%
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $63 $35 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.6%
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc Iron River, MI $66 117 min 14.7%
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics Laurium, MI $66 96 min 16.0%
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood, MI $66 133 min 15.6%
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $69 $48 ★ 2/5 186 min 16.0%
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $71 $48 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.2%
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $71 $95 ★ 3/5 124 min 14.8%
Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale, MI $75 $82 ★ 3/5 188 min 14.9%
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $79 $87 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.9%
Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI $84 $79 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.4%
Charlevoix Area Hospital Charlevoix, MI $84 $79 135 min 14.7%

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)
$213
Cash / self-pay
$115
Insurer-negotiated
$86
Medicare pays
$34
$49$337
Median cash $115  ·  Medicare $34  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $115 — about 3.3× the Medicare rate ($34). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($69).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $213 list price could save about $98 (46%).

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