Breathing tube insertion (intubation) cost in Michigan

Prices at 61 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $461 — 4% below the US median ($482), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $116 $455 ★ 4/5 91 min
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $118 $208 ★ 1/5 170 min
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $154 $137 ★ 5/5 119 min
Bell Hospital Ishpeming, MI $196 130 min
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $214 $137 ★ 3/5 157 min
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $234 $235 ★ 4/5 168 min
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $234 $235 ★ 2/5 114 min
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $236 $266 ★ 3/5 113 min
Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette, MI $259 $232 106 min
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $278 $137 ★ 2/5 178 min
Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville, MI $354 $493 85 min
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $354 $136 ★ 1/5 172 min
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $366 $130 ★ 4/5 188 min
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Southfield, MI $373 $88 ★ 4/5 196 min
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $373 $88 ★ 3/5 187 min
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $373 $124 133 min
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska, MI $422 $303 108 min
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $436 $698 ★ 4/5 345 min
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $439 $136 72 min
Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI $461 $257 ★ 4/5 235 min
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Battle Creek, MI $461 $363 ★ 3/5 191 min
Bronson South Haven Hospital South Haven, MI $461 $375 136 min
Battle Creek VA Medical Center Battle Creek, MI $461 $363
Bronson Lakeview Hospital Paw Paw, MI $461 $432 ★ 5/5 153 min
Scheurer Hospital Pigeon, MI $464 101 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 September 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)
$710
Cash / self-pay
$461
Insurer-negotiated
$237
Medicare pays
$133
$117$957
Median cash $461  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $461 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($133). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($266).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $710 list price could save about $249 (35%).

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