US Health Care Costs

Stroke, with major complications in Michigan

MS-DRG 064: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with mcc

$58,867typical hospital bill
$17,092typical amount paid
$12,439–$29,730range paid across 47 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $58,867 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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 Port HuronPort Huron18$32,466$12,439
McLaren Bay RegionBay City20$40,214$12,780
Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Township20$90,122$13,767
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy85$61,828$13,971
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield34$58,273$14,351
Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw30$53,067$14,466
Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe12$45,762$14,600
Ascension Providence Rochester HospitalRochester30$38,019$15,223
Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawSaginaw34$69,715$15,283
Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton13$71,830$15,394
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical CenterWyandotte26$53,821$15,443
Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph26$42,806$15,816
Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren42$48,353$16,589
McLaren Northern MichiganPetoskey26$29,563$16,626
McLaren MacombMount Clemens32$63,917$16,712
McLaren FlintFlint44$52,724$16,730
Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township32$52,466$16,857
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield59$58,858$16,902
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor45$69,228$16,906
Corewell Health Wayne HospitalWayne11$72,051$16,991
St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia44$58,867$17,016
Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek16$32,192$17,052
Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena14$33,895$17,079
Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo39$70,550$17,092
Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland25$49,454$17,093
Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon32$49,176$17,222
Ascension Genesys HospitalGrand Blanc29$47,521$17,430
Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing42$74,732$17,465
Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills22$60,550$17,626
McLaren Lapeer RegionLapeer11$48,807$17,692
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids72$42,883$17,701
Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo50$47,406$17,791
Hurley Medical CenterFlint16$46,173$17,934
University of Michigan Health - WestWyoming13$62,318$18,159
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City46$57,398$18,214
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak83$72,532$18,243
Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn30$95,247$18,502
Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac48$74,281$18,601
Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit36$67,564$19,465
Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson41$79,253$19,618
Mercy Health Saint Mary'sGrand Rapids16$69,103$20,756
Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit31$132,686$20,888
Uphs Marquette Dlp HospitalMarquette18$89,887$20,907
Garden City HospitalGarden City17$81,033$21,542
Detroit Receiving HospitalDetroit17$145,486$21,877
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor35$98,506$28,659
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit40$87,486$29,730

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.