Emergency department visit cost in Michigan

Prices at 66 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $438 — 24% below the US median ($579), roughly 6.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $66 $157 ★ 2/5 158 min —
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $73 $156 ★ 4/5 182 min —
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $79 $230 ★ 3/5 299 min —
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $82 $267 ★ 4/5 91 min —
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $136 $327 ★ 4/5 91 min —
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $175 $80 ★ 5/5 119 min —
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $177 $106 — 133 min —
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $189 $272 ★ 3/5 181 min —
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $198 $111 ★ 1/5 169 min —
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $198 $111 ★ 2/5 103 min —
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $198 $108 ★ 1/5 172 min —
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $218 $79 — 72 min —
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $220 $105 ★ 2/5 178 min —
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $234 $118 ★ 2/5 231 min —
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $244 $105 ★ 3/5 157 min —
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $270 $253 ★ 4/5 168 min —
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $270 $218 ★ 2/5 114 min —
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $278 $111 ★ 3/5 261 min —
Bell Hospital Ishpeming, MI $284 — — 130 min —
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $294 $108 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI $316 $203 ★ 4/5 259 min —
Charlevoix Area Hospital Charlevoix, MI $316 $203 — 133 min —
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska, MI $327 $333 — 108 min —
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $331 $124 ★ 2/5 190 min —
Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center Saint Ignace, MI $340 — — 122 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)
$770
Cash / self-pay
$438
Insurer-negotiated
$262
Medicare pays
$69
$176$771
Median cash $438  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $438 — about 6.3× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $770 list price could save about $332 (43%).

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