Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm) cost in Michigan

Prices at 59 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $221 — 27% below the US median ($302), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $45 $205 ★ 4/5 91 min
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $45 $199 ★ 3/5 299 min
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $45 $145 ★ 4/5 182 min
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI $45 $87 ★ 1/5 168 min
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $45 $115 ★ 2/5 158 min
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $70 $200 ★ 3/5 181 min
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $93 $71 ★ 2/5 231 min
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $95 $373 ★ 4/5 91 min
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $108 $54 ★ 3/5 157 min
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $116 $115 ★ 1/5 170 min
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $117 $217 ★ 3/5 113 min
Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville, MI $117 $270 85 min
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $146 $58 ★ 3/5 261 min
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $150 $109 133 min
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $159 $58 ★ 2/5 178 min
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $161 $51 72 min
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $163 $58 ★ 1/5 169 min
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $169 $58 ★ 2/5 186 min
Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette, MI $174 ★ 3/5 188 min
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $179 $110 ★ 4/5 188 min
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $183 $71 ★ 2/5 103 min
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $189 $71 ★ 1/5 172 min
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $198 $199 ★ 4/5 168 min
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $199 $199 ★ 2/5 114 min
Bell Hospital Ishpeming, MI $217 130 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)
$334
Cash / self-pay
$221
Insurer-negotiated
$194
Medicare pays
$114
$75$389
Median cash $221  ·  Medicare $114  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $221 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($114). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($228).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $334 list price could save about $113 (34%).

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