US Health Care Costs

Heart attack, with complications in Michigan

MS-DRG 281: Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with cc

$31,312typical hospital bill
$8,245typical amount paid
$6,512–$13,491range paid across 43 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,312 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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 City40$23,220$6,512
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy45$33,397$6,627
Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawSaginaw12$30,449$7,062
Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw14$31,312$7,107
Ascension Providence Rochester HospitalRochester15$21,642$7,429
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield31$32,189$7,466
Beaumont Hospital - TaylorTaylor12$37,391$7,527
Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton14$49,273$7,531
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical CenterWyandotte44$28,924$7,599
Promedica Monroe Regional HospitalMonroe14$30,561$7,697
McLaren Northern MichiganPetoskey24$20,524$7,819
Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo16$25,206$7,838
McLaren MacombMount Clemens22$21,101$7,868
Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon14$30,328$7,886
McLaren FlintFlint38$25,533$7,922
McLaren Lapeer RegionLapeer16$22,160$7,998
Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland29$23,122$8,063
Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren43$28,532$8,101
Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township57$27,130$8,135
Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn29$40,054$8,239
Uphs Marquette Dlp HospitalMarquette17$46,925$8,240
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield30$33,638$8,245
Garden City HospitalGarden City12$36,315$8,404
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor22$29,521$8,452
Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac43$30,808$8,461
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City20$34,700$8,475
Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo27$35,576$8,485
Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing28$37,420$8,499
Ascension Genesys HospitalGrand Blanc28$30,478$8,540
Mercy Health Saint Mary'sGrand Rapids19$20,915$8,658
Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit14$35,515$8,671
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids37$21,002$8,714
St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia21$29,851$8,780
McLaren Greater LansingLansing16$21,806$8,797
University of Michigan Health - WestWyoming19$31,563$8,801
Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Township11$59,204$8,833
Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson30$47,466$9,031
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak34$42,405$9,037
Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit14$51,169$9,678
Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills19$37,071$9,832
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor19$40,272$11,183
Harper University HospitalDetroit12$56,794$12,781
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit27$36,333$13,491

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.