Vaccine administration cost in Michigan

Prices at 69 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $38 — 32% below the US median ($57), roughly 2.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $12 $63 ★ 1/5 172 min —
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI $12 $17 ★ 1/5 168 min —
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $14 $53 — 72 min —
Trinity Health Oakland Hospital Pontiac, MI $15 $21 ★ 2/5 200 min —
Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital Ann Arbor, MI $15 $21 ★ 4/5 241 min —
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $16 $20 ★ 4/5 182 min —
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $16 $24 ★ 2/5 158 min —
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $19 $40 ★ 4/5 91 min —
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $19 $40 ★ 3/5 299 min —
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $19 $39 ★ 4/5 188 min —
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $22 $30 ★ 4/5 345 min —
Trinity Health Livingston Hospital Howell, MI $23 $39 ★ 4/5 163 min —
Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI $25 — — — —
Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI $27 $28 ★ 4/5 235 min —
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Battle Creek, MI $27 $29 ★ 3/5 191 min —
Bronson South Haven Hospital South Haven, MI $27 $32 — 136 min —
Battle Creek VA Medical Center Battle Creek, MI $27 $29 — — —
Bronson Lakeview Hospital Paw Paw, MI $27 $26 ★ 5/5 153 min —
Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital Muskegon, MI $27 $23 ★ 3/5 220 min —
Scheurer Hospital Pigeon, MI $28 — — 101 min —
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $28 $52 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $30 $74 ★ 3/5 113 min —
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $30 $69 ★ 2/5 186 min —
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $31 $63 ★ 3/5 157 min —
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $34 $131 ★ 4/5 91 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)
$64
Cash / self-pay
$38
Insurer-negotiated
$43
Medicare pays
$19
$17$88
Median cash $38  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $38 — about 2.0× the Medicare rate ($19). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $64 list price could save about $26 (40%).

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