US Health Care Costs

Back problems (no surgery) in Michigan

MS-DRG 552: Medical back problems without mcc

$29,134typical hospital bill
$8,589typical amount paid
$6,409–$13,771range paid across 42 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $29,134 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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 staysBilledPaid
McLaren Port HuronPort Huron22$19,804$6,409
Chelsea HospitalChelsea14$29,076$6,865
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy126$31,846$7,073
Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw32$23,645$7,222
Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek19$19,835$7,232
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield30$23,450$7,327
Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe16$34,162$7,369
Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawSaginaw23$29,192$7,415
Ascension Providence Rochester HospitalRochester42$19,952$7,604
Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph20$22,500$7,794
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical CenterWyandotte38$34,598$7,890
McLaren Northern MichiganPetoskey18$28,305$7,974
Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Township14$54,210$8,116
Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township47$25,704$8,186
Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton28$39,242$8,256
Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland79$22,650$8,302
Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo33$25,029$8,328
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City48$22,711$8,409
McLaren MacombMount Clemens22$24,260$8,495
Beaumont Hospital - TaylorTaylor13$32,608$8,528
McLaren Lapeer RegionLapeer15$24,071$8,575
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor89$31,495$8,602
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield103$23,947$8,632
Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn43$35,632$8,684
Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson49$40,296$8,812
Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren23$24,158$8,879
St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia77$33,285$8,954
Garden City HospitalGarden City14$25,683$9,005
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak89$32,613$9,103
Ascension Genesys HospitalGrand Blanc15$33,634$9,105
Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit28$26,810$9,377
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids47$20,826$9,398
McLaren FlintFlint22$21,683$9,436
Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac51$34,781$9,574
McLaren Greater LansingLansing14$34,365$9,636
Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing24$42,240$9,690
Hurley Medical CenterFlint15$35,475$9,751
Mercy Health Saint Mary'sGrand Rapids13$21,658$9,861
Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills25$38,933$9,889
Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit17$65,402$10,528
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor46$39,076$12,821
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit25$32,400$13,771

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.