Breast biopsy cost in Michigan

Prices at 57 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,038 — 18% below the US median ($2,493), roughly 4.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $753 $181 — 72 min —
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $771 $3,017 ★ 4/5 91 min —
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Southfield, MI $861 $486 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $861 $486 ★ 3/5 187 min —
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $879 $886 ★ 3/5 157 min —
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $980 $194 ★ 5/5 119 min —
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $990 $886 ★ 2/5 103 min —
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $1,000 $886 ★ 2/5 231 min —
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $1,047 $886 ★ 2/5 178 min —
Scheurer Hospital Pigeon, MI $1,125 — — 101 min —
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $1,211 $904 ★ 4/5 188 min —
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $1,214 $886 ★ 1/5 169 min —
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $1,244 $886 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $1,313 $1,646 ★ 3/5 181 min —
Bell Hospital Ishpeming, MI $1,450 — — 130 min —
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $1,522 $913 ★ 1/5 172 min —
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $1,637 $1,638 ★ 4/5 168 min —
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $1,638 $1,638 ★ 2/5 114 min —
Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI $1,704 $1,411 ★ 4/5 76 min —
Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette, MI $1,776 $1,598 — 106 min —
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $1,781 $661 — 133 min —
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $1,799 $304 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $1,799 $2,563 ★ 3/5 113 min —
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $1,954 $1,653 ★ 2/5 190 min —
Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI $2,038 $1,918 ★ 4/5 259 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)
$3,424
Cash / self-pay
$2,038
Insurer-negotiated
$1,554
Medicare pays
$478
$889$3,747
Median cash $2,038  ·  Medicare $478  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,038 — about 4.3× the Medicare rate ($478). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($957).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,424 list price could save about $1,386 (40%).

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