US Health Care Costs

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. Without Cc/Mcc in Michigan

MS-DRG 419: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. without cc/mcc

$46,784typical hospital bill
$11,473typical amount paid
$10,124–$14,418range paid across 6 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $46,784 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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, TroyTroy18$60,695$10,124
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor11$66,649$10,915
Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo14$33,032$11,089
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City16$34,946$11,856
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak13$52,472$12,478
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids11$41,096$14,418

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.