US Health Care Costs

Urinary tract infection, with major complications in Michigan

MS-DRG 689: Kidney and urinary tract infections with mcc

$28,668typical hospital bill
$9,925typical amount paid
$7,822–$15,144range paid across 48 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $28,668 for this stay in 2024, about 2.9 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 Huron41$26,459$7,822
McLaren Bay RegionBay City20$22,787$7,913
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy136$30,391$8,256
Chelsea HospitalChelsea13$28,655$8,285
Oaklawn HospitalMarshall15$32,062$8,386
Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawSaginaw11$21,719$8,598
Holland HospitalHolland11$28,682$8,668
Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek42$26,182$8,744
Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw67$24,967$8,847
Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma14$22,160$9,089
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield46$28,579$9,096
Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton54$38,012$9,288
Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe19$28,794$9,317
Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland19$21,867$9,441
Ascension Providence Rochester HospitalRochester52$28,072$9,494
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical CenterWyandotte39$28,785$9,604
Promedica Monroe Regional HospitalMonroe12$25,145$9,612
McLaren Northern MichiganPetoskey13$22,086$9,706
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor95$33,554$9,707
McLaren MacombMount Clemens44$22,430$9,847
Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township55$27,705$9,863
Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn42$38,516$9,875
Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing37$34,880$9,896
Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo61$25,558$9,907
Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Township23$53,090$9,943
Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph39$27,138$10,044
McLaren Lapeer RegionLapeer17$22,690$10,124
McLaren FlintFlint27$27,756$10,139
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City28$23,958$10,157
Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren43$27,597$10,169
Mercy Health Saint Mary'sGrand Rapids11$31,003$10,234
Beaumont Hospital - TaylorTaylor25$32,778$10,237
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield101$28,277$10,413
Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson34$43,287$10,528
Corewell Health Wayne HospitalWayne33$38,138$10,544
McLaren Greater LansingLansing16$30,810$10,679
Ascension Genesys HospitalGrand Blanc46$27,009$10,845
St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia50$29,338$10,966
Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac68$32,680$11,005
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak127$37,907$11,089
Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit41$25,962$11,093
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids48$25,164$11,096
Garden City HospitalGarden City14$28,985$11,297
Hurley Medical CenterFlint28$35,212$11,331
Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills44$32,585$11,682
Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit18$58,465$12,338
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor58$44,420$14,715
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit16$33,965$15,144

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.