US Health Care Costs

Bowel obstruction, with complications in Michigan

MS-DRG 389: Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc

$22,694typical hospital bill
$7,244typical amount paid
$5,071–$12,022range paid across 37 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $22,694 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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 Bay RegionBay City15$17,804$5,071
Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe15$21,853$6,115
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy53$25,769$6,175
Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw30$20,108$6,319
Beaumont Hospital - TaylorTaylor12$26,439$6,340
Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek17$25,014$6,411
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical CenterWyandotte16$21,141$6,471
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield26$24,574$6,485
McLaren Northern MichiganPetoskey11$16,365$6,645
Ascension Providence Rochester HospitalRochester21$23,688$6,840
Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland17$18,382$6,882
Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon16$20,278$6,921
Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Township12$31,283$6,933
Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton17$23,085$6,987
Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing14$26,758$7,060
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City27$18,283$7,065
Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo30$19,456$7,069
Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township14$18,416$7,162
Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph18$18,869$7,244
Uphs Marquette Dlp HospitalMarquette11$24,247$7,247
Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren18$23,456$7,331
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor40$24,596$7,375
Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma11$17,296$7,430
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield39$22,694$7,472
Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn25$27,901$7,529
McLaren MacombMount Clemens13$19,003$7,655
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids50$19,493$7,834
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak36$28,843$7,885
Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit12$19,902$7,957
Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac15$22,148$7,993
Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson27$35,736$8,228
St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia27$26,005$8,676
Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills11$27,367$8,725
Mercy Health Saint Mary'sGrand Rapids13$16,918$8,947
Trinity Health Livingston HospitalHowell11$19,684$9,011
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit16$23,805$11,949
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor39$41,773$12,022

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.