CT scan of the chest with contrast cost in Detroit, MI

Prices at 3 hospitals in Detroit, MI, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $4,118 — 171% above the US median ($1,522), roughly 24.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $1,108 $203 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI $4,118 — — — —
Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI $4,948 — ★ 1/5 139 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)
$5,491
Cash / self-pay
$4,118
Insurer-negotiated
$203
Medicare pays
$167
$1,710$4,782
Median cash $4,118  ·  Medicare $167  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $4,118 — about 24.7× the Medicare rate ($167). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($333).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,491 list price could save about $1,373 (25%).

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Doctors who perform this in Detroit

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Khurshaid Alam, MDInterventional RadiologyDetroit, MI367
Daniel Myers, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI287
Todd Williams, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI218
Monik Lala, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI151
Thomas Song, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI143
Hakmin Park, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI127
Amy Neville, MDDiagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI127
John Kalabat, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI114
Rounak Bafana, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI105
Nithin Thummala, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI94
Sanjay Soni, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI91
Jennifer Mulkerin, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI91

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