YAG laser capsulotomy (eye) cost in Michigan

Prices at 28 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $751 — 20% below the US median ($940), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $395 $600 ★ 3/5 124 min 14.8%
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $475 $661 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.9%
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $545 $545 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.6%
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $609 $228 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.6%
Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital Ann Arbor, MI $667 $574 ★ 4/5 234 min 15.5%
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $751 $852 ★ 4/5 358 min 15.3%
Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center Saint Ignace, MI $1,225 121 min 14.7%
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc Iron River, MI $1,449 117 min 14.7%
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics Laurium, MI $1,449 96 min 16.0%
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood, MI $1,449 133 min 15.6%
Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital Standish, MI $1,837 $295 ★ 4/5 105 min 15.2%

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)
$1,878
Cash / self-pay
$751
Insurer-negotiated
$538
Medicare pays
$335
$475$1,449
Median cash $751  ·  Medicare $335  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $751 — about 2.2× the Medicare rate ($335). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($671).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,878 list price could save about $1,127 (60%).

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