US Health Care Costs

Fever and Inflammatory Conditions in Michigan

MS-DRG 864: Fever and inflammatory conditions

$50,607typical hospital bill
$10,426typical amount paid
$9,961–$10,892range paid across 2 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $50,607 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak11$54,456$9,961
–$11,674$10,560–$13,424 · 10 plans
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor18$46,758$10,892
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Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.