US Health Care Costs

Medical Back Problems with Mcc in Michigan

MS-DRG 551: Medical back problems with mcc

$38,942typical hospital bill
$14,367typical amount paid
$11,517–$21,402range paid across 15 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,942 for this stay in 2024, about 2.7 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, TroyTroy26$46,953$11,517
Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw11$49,718$12,214
Ascension Providence Rochester HospitalRochester14$33,132$12,941
Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac11$35,646$13,630
Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland23$37,588$13,817
Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren11$31,862$14,225
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield27$37,723$14,253
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids16$32,842$14,367
Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson17$48,496$14,826
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor16$53,064$14,938
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak20$47,685$14,996
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City11$38,942$15,297
Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit11$26,373$15,363
St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia12$52,684$15,385
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor15$68,107$21,402

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.