Radiofrequency nerve ablation cost in Michigan

Prices at 48 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,358 — 48% below the US median ($2,590), roughly 2.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center Saint Ignace, MI $431 — — 122 min —
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $437 $174 — 72 min —
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $437 $174 ★ 5/5 119 min —
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $442 $195 ★ 2/5 178 min —
Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI $495 $1,878 ★ 4/5 235 min —
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Battle Creek, MI $495 $1,905 ★ 3/5 191 min —
Bronson South Haven Hospital South Haven, MI $495 $1,905 — 136 min —
Battle Creek VA Medical Center Battle Creek, MI $495 $1,905 — — —
Bronson Lakeview Hospital Paw Paw, MI $495 $671 ★ 5/5 153 min —
Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital Monroe, MI $563 $583 ★ 1/5 172 min —
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $706 $1,068 ★ 1/5 169 min —
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $744 $1,068 ★ 3/5 157 min —
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $835 $247 ★ 1/5 172 min —
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $918 $3,593 ★ 4/5 91 min —
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $1,018 $307 ★ 2/5 231 min —
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $1,126 $1,068 ★ 2/5 186 min —
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $1,202 $307 ★ 2/5 103 min —
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $1,217 $1,068 ★ 3/5 261 min —
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $1,499 $398 ★ 1/5 170 min —
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $1,554 $1,069 ★ 4/5 188 min —
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $1,567 $2,232 ★ 3/5 113 min —
Chelsea Hospital Chelsea, MI $1,851 $222 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $1,936 $1,936 ★ 4/5 168 min —
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc Iron River, MI $2,002 — — 113 min —
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics Laurium, MI $2,002 — — 96 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)
$2,433
Cash / self-pay
$1,358
Insurer-negotiated
$665
Medicare pays
$462
$468$2,622
Median cash $1,358  ·  Medicare $462  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,358 — about 2.9× the Medicare rate ($462). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($924).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,433 list price could save about $1,075 (44%).

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