Basic metabolic panel cost in Michigan

Prices at 62 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $72 — 23% below the US median ($94), roughly 8.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $11 $53 ★ 4/5 91 min —
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $16 $11 ★ 2/5 190 min —
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $18 $8 ★ 1/5 172 min —
Ascension Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc, MI $22 $9 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI $25 $21 ★ 4/5 235 min —
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Battle Creek, MI $25 $20 ★ 3/5 191 min —
Bronson South Haven Hospital South Haven, MI $25 $21 — 136 min —
Battle Creek VA Medical Center Battle Creek, MI $25 $20 — — —
Bronson Lakeview Hospital Paw Paw, MI $25 $24 ★ 5/5 153 min —
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $32 $12 ★ 1/5 170 min —
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $32 — ★ 4/5 188 min —
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $34 $8 ★ 3/5 157 min —
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $35 $6 ★ 5/5 119 min —
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $42 $8 ★ 1/5 169 min —
Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale, MI $43 $11 ★ 3/5 180 min —
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $43 $8 ★ 3/5 261 min —
Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital Standish, MI $44 $8 ★ 4/5 100 min —
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $50 $8 ★ 2/5 231 min —
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $50 $9 ★ 4/5 345 min —
Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette, MI $58 — ★ 3/5 188 min —
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $60 $8 ★ 2/5 178 min —
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $61 $7 — 133 min —
Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI $62 $58 ★ 4/5 259 min —
Charlevoix Area Hospital Charlevoix, MI $62 $58 — 133 min —
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $67 $6 — 72 min —

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 October 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)
$105
Cash / self-pay
$72
Insurer-negotiated
$11
Medicare pays
$8
$25$166
Median cash $72  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $72 — about 8.5× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $105 list price could save about $33 (31%).

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