X-ray of the foot cost in Michigan

Prices at 70 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $141 — 48% below the US median ($273), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI $30 $72 ★ 4/5 91 min —
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $30 $88 ★ 3/5 299 min —
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI $30 $63 ★ 4/5 182 min —
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI $30 $81 ★ 1/5 168 min —
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $30 $78 ★ 2/5 158 min —
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $39 $11 ★ 5/5 119 min —
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $48 $10 — 72 min —
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $60 $49 ★ 2/5 103 min —
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $60 $243 ★ 4/5 91 min —
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $61 $48 ★ 2/5 231 min —
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $61 $48 ★ 3/5 157 min —
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc Iron River, MI $70 — — 113 min —
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics Laurium, MI $70 — — 96 min —
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood, MI $70 — — 134 min —
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $78 $48 ★ 1/5 169 min —
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $83 $48 ★ 2/5 178 min —
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $86 $86 ★ 4/5 168 min —
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $86 $86 ★ 2/5 114 min —
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $90 $87 ★ 3/5 181 min —
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $91 $50 ★ 1/5 172 min —
Straith Hospital for Special Surgery Southfield, MI $94 $69 — — —
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $97 $28 ★ 4/5 345 min —
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $98 $48 ★ 2/5 186 min —
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $109 $22 — 133 min —
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $114 $48 ★ 3/5 261 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)
$278
Cash / self-pay
$141
Insurer-negotiated
$86
Medicare pays
$34
$55$368
Median cash $141  ·  Medicare $34  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $141 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($34). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($68).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $278 list price could save about $137 (49%).

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