Benign skin lesion removal cost in Michigan

Prices at 53 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $447 — 37% below the US median ($708), roughly 2.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $115 $114 ★ 5/5 119 min —
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $123 $131 ★ 3/5 157 min —
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $123 $131 — 72 min —
Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette, MI $154 $138 — 106 min —
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Southfield, MI $197 $392 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $197 $392 ★ 3/5 187 min —
Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI $219 $450 ★ 4/5 235 min —
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Battle Creek, MI $219 $487 ★ 3/5 191 min —
Bronson South Haven Hospital South Haven, MI $219 $487 — 136 min —
Battle Creek VA Medical Center Battle Creek, MI $219 $487 — — —
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $219 $189 — 133 min —
Bronson Lakeview Hospital Paw Paw, MI $219 $289 ★ 5/5 153 min —
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $240 $551 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $281 $145 ★ 2/5 190 min —
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $283 $173 ★ 1/5 172 min —
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $290 $223 ★ 4/5 188 min —
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $323 $173 ★ 2/5 103 min —
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $323 $196 ★ 3/5 261 min —
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $329 $131 ★ 2/5 231 min —
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $348 $942 ★ 3/5 181 min —
Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital Cadillac, MI $355 $369 ★ 4/5 156 min —
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $447 $133 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI $462 $435 ★ 4/5 259 min —
Charlevoix Area Hospital Charlevoix, MI $462 $435 — 133 min —
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc Iron River, MI $466 — — 113 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)
$672
Cash / self-pay
$447
Insurer-negotiated
$369
Medicare pays
$171
$197$1,080
Median cash $447  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $447 — about 2.6× the Medicare rate ($171). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($342).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $672 list price could save about $224 (33%).

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