US Health Care Costs

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Mcc in Michigan

MS-DRG 417: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. with mcc

$70,424typical hospital bill
$20,341typical amount paid
$17,513–$23,191range paid across 5 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $70,424 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy13$94,699$17,513
St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia13$70,424$19,185
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids13$55,597$20,341
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City17$60,998$20,665
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor11$102,960$23,191

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.