US Health Care Costs

Tracheostomy with Mv >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Neck Withou in Michigan

MS-DRG 004: Tracheostomy with mv >96 hours or principal diagnosis except face, mouth and neck withou

$351,182typical hospital bill
$107,646typical amount paid
$88,810–$163,777range paid across 6 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $351,182 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing18$296,498$88,810
Hurley Medical CenterFlint12$290,374$89,810
Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit17$405,867$101,909
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids13$269,238$113,383
Detroit Receiving HospitalDetroit12$666,880$144,516
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit14$426,458$163,777

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.