Michigan Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across Michigan — drawn from 62 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within Michigan, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy Skin Testing | $5 – $928 | $27 | 38 |
| Pacemaker Insertion (Dual Chamber) | $653 – $19,001 | $10,363 | 43 |
| Prostate Biopsy | $151 – $3,499 | $1,775 | 41 |
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $1,174 – $26,150 | $14,560 | 40 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $656 – $14,270 | $10,881 | 44 |
| Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial | $518 – $10,737 | $5,906 | 42 |
| Sinus Surgery (Endoscopic, with Tissue Removal) | $347 – $7,032 | $1,607 | 40 |
| Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Under Age 12) | $354 – $5,899 | $3,676 | 41 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in Michigan, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Stress Test (Treadmill) | $200 | $465 |
| Colonoscopy with Biopsy | $1,187 | $2,610 |
| HIV Antibody Test | $39 | $77 |
| Allergy Skin Testing | $15 | $30 |
| Bunion Correction Surgery | $1,951 | $3,902 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $3,614 | $7,227 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in Michigan
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $14,560 | 40 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $12,408 | 45 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $11,976 | 45 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $10,881 | 44 |
| Pacemaker Insertion (Dual Chamber) | $10,363 | 43 |
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $9,786 | 40 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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