Knee replacement cost in Michigan

Prices at 61 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $34,293 — 6% below the US median ($36,483), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $18,102 $22,040 ★ 4/5 168 min
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $18,635 $26,523 ★ 3/5 299 min
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI $19,050 $39,599 ★ 1/5 168 min
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $19,050 $40,832 ★ 2/5 158 min
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $19,050 $36,393 ★ 4/5 91 min
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $19,050 $2,835 ★ 4/5 182 min
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $22,413 $22,830 ★ 2/5 114 min
Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield, MI $34,293 $13,401
Chelsea Hospital Chelsea, MI $36,970 $38,108 ★ 4/5 196 min
Trinity Health Oakland Hospital Pontiac, MI $38,735 $37,083 ★ 2/5 200 min
Trinity Health Livingston Hospital Howell, MI $39,801 $48,604 ★ 4/5 163 min
Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital Ann Arbor, MI $45,067 $43,012 ★ 4/5 241 min
Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital Muskegon, MI $47,062 $40,289 ★ 3/5 220 min
Up Health System Portage Hancock, MI $55,047 $18,369 ★ 5/5 140 min
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $94,666 ★ 4/5 188 min
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $100,087 $27,133 ★ 2/5 190 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)
$76,202
Cash / self-pay
$34,293
Insurer-negotiated
$23,403
Medicare pays
$18,054
$18,421$70,894
Median cash $34,293  ·  Medicare $18,054  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $34,293 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($18,054). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($36,108).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $76,202 list price could save about $41,909 (55%).

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