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 ($93), roughly 8.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $11 $53 ★ 4/5 94 min 14.7%
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $16 $11 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.6%
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $18 $8 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.2%
Ascension Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc, MI $22 $9 ★ 3/5 231 min 15.2%
Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI $25 $21 ★ 4/5 230 min 15.1%
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Battle Creek, MI $25 $20 ★ 3/5 192 min 15.4%
Bronson South Haven Hospital South Haven, MI $25 $21 138 min 15.3%
Battle Creek VA Medical Center Battle Creek, MI $25 $20
Bronson Lakeview Hospital Paw Paw, MI $25 $24 ★ 5/5 151 min 14.8%
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $32 $12 ★ 1/5 170 min 15.3%
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $32 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.5%
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $34 $8 ★ 3/5 150 min 14.8%
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $35 $6 ★ 5/5 118 min 14.2%
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $42 $8 ★ 1/5 170 min 16.3%
Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale, MI $43 $11 ★ 3/5 188 min 14.9%
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $43 $8 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.7%
Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital Standish, MI $44 $8 ★ 4/5 105 min 15.2%
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $50 $8 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.2%
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $50 $9 ★ 4/5 358 min 15.3%
Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette, MI $58 ★ 3/5 194 min 13.9%
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $60 $8 ★ 2/5 186 min 16.0%
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $61 $7 134 min 15.1%
Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI $62 $58 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.4%
Charlevoix Area Hospital Charlevoix, MI $62 $58 135 min 14.7%
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $67 $6 70 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 July 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)
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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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