US Health Care Costs

Lung infection, with complications in Michigan

MS-DRG 178: Respiratory infections and inflammations with cc

$28,232typical hospital bill
$8,717typical amount paid
$6,808–$12,987range paid across 26 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $28,232 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
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy53$28,277$6,808
Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw22$24,402$7,223
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield32$24,745$7,237
Holland HospitalHolland15$26,519$7,282
Chelsea HospitalChelsea14$24,762$7,392
Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek15$33,556$7,443
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical CenterWyandotte15$26,152$7,752
Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton18$33,674$7,753
Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph18$18,960$8,391
Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn20$30,648$8,474
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City24$28,027$8,603
Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon15$31,353$8,641
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor47$28,217$8,681
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield26$19,712$8,753
Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac19$31,376$8,834
Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo26$30,251$8,970
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids33$22,395$9,063
Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson15$27,798$9,466
Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit23$17,882$9,473
Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township27$29,012$9,565
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak55$26,531$9,628
Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren14$28,247$9,682
St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia41$35,852$9,713
Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills17$37,102$9,963
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit21$31,570$12,250
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor37$48,384$12,987

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.