Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in Michigan

Prices at 65 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $241 — 30% below the US median ($347), roughly 6.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $42 $157 ★ 4/5 91 min —
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $42 $158 ★ 3/5 299 min —
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $42 $76 ★ 4/5 182 min —
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI $42 $60 ★ 1/5 168 min —
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $42 $66 ★ 2/5 158 min —
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $66 $153 ★ 3/5 181 min —
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $78 $304 ★ 4/5 91 min —
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $98 $44 ★ 5/5 119 min —
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $105 $66 — 133 min —
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $113 $46 ★ 1/5 172 min —
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $120 $46 ★ 2/5 103 min —
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $124 $46 ★ 1/5 169 min —
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $147 $44 — 72 min —
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $149 $46 ★ 2/5 178 min —
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $152 $152 ★ 4/5 168 min —
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $152 $152 ★ 2/5 114 min —
Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI $154 $145 ★ 4/5 259 min —
Charlevoix Area Hospital Charlevoix, MI $154 $145 — 133 min —
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $164 $49 ★ 2/5 231 min —
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc Iron River, MI $166 — — 113 min —
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics Laurium, MI $166 — — 96 min —
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood, MI $166 — — 134 min —
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $174 $46 ★ 3/5 157 min —
Bell Hospital Ishpeming, MI $178 — — 130 min —
Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette, MI $179 $160 — 106 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)
$468
Cash / self-pay
$241
Insurer-negotiated
$158
Medicare pays
$40
$80$478
Median cash $241  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $241 — about 6.0× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $468 list price could save about $227 (48%).

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