US Health Care Costs

High blood pressure in Michigan

MS-DRG 305: Hypertension without mcc

$24,468typical hospital bill
$6,862typical amount paid
$5,348–$10,775range paid across 23 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $24,468 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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 City11$15,468$5,348
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy43$25,454$5,689
Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe17$26,107$5,872
Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw24$21,707$5,897
Ascension Providence Rochester HospitalRochester15$20,954$6,176
Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton13$35,991$6,275
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor25$25,598$6,445
Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon15$20,716$6,511
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City17$25,220$6,586
McLaren FlintFlint17$21,131$6,689
Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn21$31,311$6,712
Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township18$17,952$6,862
Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac12$28,750$7,006
St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia29$24,468$7,103
Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren18$20,892$7,146
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids21$21,816$7,228
Garden City HospitalGarden City18$20,566$7,460
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield36$22,654$7,490
Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit22$25,935$7,625
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak47$34,042$7,642
Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills24$23,059$7,896
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor19$29,867$10,005
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit15$24,862$10,775

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.