US Health Care Costs

Hip replacement after a hip fracture in Michigan

MS-DRG 522: Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture without mcc

$66,358typical hospital bill
$17,650typical amount paid
$14,140–$25,677range paid across 38 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $66,358 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 City14$65,774$14,140
McLaren Port HuronPort Huron12$45,909$14,190
Chelsea HospitalChelsea15$66,942$14,538
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy58$90,995$14,580
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield24$57,077$15,097
Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek17$47,603$15,388
Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton17$88,304$15,616
Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw20$54,533$15,923
Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo26$40,705$16,161
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical CenterWyandotte14$55,681$16,590
Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland23$45,301$17,020
Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn12$89,556$17,134
Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo12$76,821$17,166
McLaren FlintFlint11$68,349$17,327
Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren20$61,533$17,380
Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph16$59,278$17,424
Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township29$63,952$17,451
McLaren Northern MichiganPetoskey24$42,491$17,459
Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing29$72,907$17,555
Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson24$76,771$17,744
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor31$78,566$17,982
University of Michigan Health - WestWyoming13$58,732$18,002
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield25$65,734$18,066
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak33$85,639$18,069
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City39$43,724$18,146
Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon16$66,970$18,170
McLaren Lapeer RegionLapeer13$60,947$18,252
Ascension Genesys HospitalGrand Blanc26$60,538$18,390
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids45$49,905$18,415
Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit11$64,980$18,595
Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac25$89,112$18,612
Uphs Marquette Dlp HospitalMarquette19$122,761$18,781
McLaren MacombMount Clemens21$77,744$18,932
Hurley Medical CenterFlint15$97,263$19,181
St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia25$76,426$19,596
Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills13$86,956$20,518
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor18$81,280$23,795
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit16$75,401$25,677

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.