US Health Care Costs

Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications in Michigan

MS-DRG 640: Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc

$34,463typical hospital bill
$11,428typical amount paid
$8,846–$18,243range paid across 52 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $34,463 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 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 Huron20$25,345$8,846
McLaren Bay RegionBay City39$28,949$9,080
Lake Huron Medical CenterPort Huron29$22,855$9,354
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield43$34,446$9,397
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy86$41,269$9,397
Holland HospitalHolland12$22,391$9,448
Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw67$25,687$9,916
Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek27$24,960$10,007
Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe42$42,436$10,119
Beaumont Hospital - TaylorTaylor15$46,692$10,441
Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo48$34,194$10,536
Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Township17$58,298$10,558
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical CenterWyandotte32$40,509$10,724
Ascension Providence Rochester HospitalRochester24$25,997$10,821
Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton26$45,903$10,924
Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph31$29,632$10,957
Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma17$19,184$10,988
McLaren MacombMount Clemens29$25,969$11,118
Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland46$30,770$11,225
Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson54$29,144$11,235
McLaren Lapeer RegionLapeer18$29,320$11,248
Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren59$34,529$11,316
McLaren FlintFlint38$38,399$11,325
Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn47$47,082$11,341
Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena12$20,179$11,343
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor72$41,497$11,392
Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing57$48,349$11,463
Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon21$34,640$11,475
Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township47$36,551$11,581
Promedica Monroe Regional HospitalMonroe13$34,175$11,590
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City23$27,384$11,659
University of Michigan Health - WestWyoming17$26,159$11,660
Corewell Health Wayne HospitalWayne21$38,828$11,811
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield138$36,869$11,826
Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo24$42,751$11,842
Uphs Marquette Dlp HospitalMarquette13$44,421$11,891
Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac40$29,471$11,970
St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia65$33,662$11,982
Garden City HospitalGarden City27$27,713$11,985
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids83$32,307$12,256
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak125$43,912$12,290
McLaren Greater LansingLansing27$34,481$12,307
Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit75$32,256$12,320
Hurley Medical CenterFlint19$32,997$12,696
Mercy Health Saint Mary'sGrand Rapids36$31,312$12,946
Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills25$40,929$13,064
Ascension Genesys HospitalGrand Blanc30$49,684$13,208
Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit38$62,668$13,258
Detroit Receiving HospitalDetroit26$53,437$14,587
Harper University HospitalDetroit26$49,546$16,177
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor50$53,209$17,389
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit45$38,628$18,243

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.