Kidney ultrasound cost in Detroit, MI

Prices at 3 hospitals in Detroit, MI, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $855 — 70% above the US median ($502), roughly 10.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $339 $106 ★ 1/5 170 min
Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI $855
Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI $1,028 ★ 1/5 139 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)
$1,140
Cash / self-pay
$855
Insurer-negotiated
$106
Medicare pays
$84
$442$994
Median cash $855  ·  Medicare $84  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $855 — about 10.2× the Medicare rate ($84). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($167).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,140 list price could save about $285 (25%).

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Doctors who perform this in Detroit

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Michael Legacy, D.O.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI152
Gulcin Altinok, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI125
Parth Patel, MDDiagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI93
Monik Lala, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI72
Ronela Hanson, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI72
Jennifer Mulkerin, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI66
Kanika Khanna, M.DDiagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI64
Amy Neville, MDDiagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI59
Todd Williams, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI59
Julie Ruma, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI53
Hakmin Park, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI52
Lakshya Sehgal, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDetroit, MI49

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