US Health Care Costs

Irregular heartbeat, with major complications in Michigan

MS-DRG 308: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with mcc

$34,422typical hospital bill
$10,704typical amount paid
$8,152–$16,797range paid across 44 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $34,422 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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 City30$34,484$8,152
Chelsea HospitalChelsea14$24,630$8,504
McLaren Port HuronPort Huron21$24,593$8,736
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy82$46,563$8,946
Promedica Monroe Regional HospitalMonroe13$31,085$9,205
Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw29$32,082$9,256
Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe23$34,818$9,413
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield26$30,780$9,453
Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek26$37,271$9,497
Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawSaginaw14$36,529$9,576
Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton35$46,096$9,805
Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph21$27,158$9,825
Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman HospitalAdrian13$29,264$9,990
Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland35$28,389$10,011
McLaren Northern MichiganPetoskey23$26,971$10,272
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical CenterWyandotte18$38,297$10,279
McLaren Lapeer RegionLapeer12$33,154$10,390
Beaumont Hospital - TaylorTaylor15$41,791$10,425
Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena16$29,251$10,449
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City38$30,661$10,654
Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo51$29,828$10,659
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor39$35,031$10,703
Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn43$48,392$10,706
McLaren Greater LansingLansing13$23,011$10,714
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield58$40,711$10,715
Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson29$64,600$10,768
Uphs Marquette Dlp HospitalMarquette17$57,473$10,829
Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo13$34,360$10,847
Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township32$34,343$10,855
Ascension Genesys HospitalGrand Blanc16$26,422$10,891
McLaren MacombMount Clemens19$28,544$10,914
Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren19$37,730$10,993
Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing26$59,266$11,072
McLaren FlintFlint17$31,905$11,234
Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac22$31,018$11,400
Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills17$39,662$11,459
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak85$41,719$11,537
Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit28$34,153$11,542
Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon18$40,498$11,585
St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia27$36,724$11,707
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids57$26,558$12,027
Corewell Health Wayne HospitalWayne15$80,126$12,675
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor48$52,762$15,271
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit25$49,157$16,797

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.