US Health Care Costs

Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) in Michigan

MS-DRG 267: Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures without mcc

$168,114typical hospital bill
$40,055typical amount paid
$32,291–$53,381range paid across 26 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $168,114 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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
McLaren Port HuronPort Huron11$158,903$32,291
McLaren Bay RegionBay City35$179,943$32,332
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy31$213,621$33,018
Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawSaginaw17$99,562$35,259
Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw28$95,985$35,457
Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn17$209,819$37,834
Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township16$151,670$37,861
Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph11$116,427$37,973
Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing31$183,077$38,203
McLaren MacombMount Clemens13$191,716$38,991
Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo61$124,775$39,034
Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson25$184,358$39,807
Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac33$133,033$39,944
Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon17$96,013$40,166
Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland92$130,691$40,336
McLaren Greater LansingLansing19$223,497$40,506
Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit20$111,713$40,755
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor52$127,595$40,836
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield16$101,975$40,914
McLaren FlintFlint21$286,077$41,019
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids79$184,568$41,363
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City46$178,037$42,782
Uphs Marquette Dlp HospitalMarquette15$184,181$42,833
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak101$218,514$43,975
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor121$168,959$49,472
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit118$167,268$53,381

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.