Emergency Department Visit for Problem That May Not Require Health Care Professi… Cost in Michigan
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 77 Michigan hospitals. CPT 99281. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $110
📉 Low $11.50
📈 High $552
🏥 77 hospitals
🏛️ 55 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $11.33
Hospital comparison — Michigan
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 77 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Medicare | Molina | Centene | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UM HEALTH-SPARROW - ST LAWRENCE LANSING |
$11.50 | $18.11 | — | — | — | $10.99 | — | — | $7.24 |
| UM HEALTH-SPARROW LANSING LANSING |
$11.50 | $18.11 | — | — | — | $10.99 | — | — | $7.24 |
| UM HEALTH-SPARROW IONIA HOSPITAL IONIA |
$11.50 | $18.11 | — | — | — | $10.99 | — | — | $7.24 |
| UM HEALTH-SPARROW CARSON CARSON CITY |
$11.50 | $18.11 | — | — | — | $10.99 | — | — | $7.24 |
| SPARROW EATON HOSPITAL CHARLOTTE |
$11.50 | $18.11 | — | — | — | $10.99 | — | — | $7.24 |
| SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL ST. JOHNS |
$11.50 | $18.11 | — | — | — | $10.99 | — | — | $7.24 |
| DECKERVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PINE STREET DECKERVILLE |
$18.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL OWOSSO |
$18.40 | — | $84.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MUNISING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MUNISING |
$23.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MUNSON HEALTHCARE CADILLAC CADILLAC |
$27.20 | $7.38 | $13.61 | $7.24 | $11.01 | $11.01 | $7.24 | $11.01 | — |
| MCKENZIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SANDUSKY |
$32.00 | $11.61 | $11.61 | $11.61 | $11.61 | $11.61 | — | — | — |
| HARBOR BEACH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HARBOR BEACH |
$46.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER WEST BRANCH WEST BRANCH |
$49.20 | $7.96 | $16.52 | $11.01 | $11.01 | — | $7.24 | $7.96 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER STANDISH STANDISH |
$49.20 | $7.96 | $16.52 | $11.01 | $11.01 | — | $7.24 | $7.96 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER SAGINAW SAGINAW |
$49.20 | $7.96 | $16.52 | $11.01 | $11.01 | — | $7.24 | $7.96 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER TAWAS TAWAS CITY |
$49.20 | $7.96 | $16.52 | $11.01 | $11.01 | — | $7.24 | $7.96 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER GLADWIN GLADWIN |
$49.20 | $7.96 | $16.52 | $11.01 | $11.01 | — | $7.24 | $7.96 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER ALPENA ALPENA |
$49.20 | $7.96 | $16.52 | $11.01 | $11.01 | — | $7.24 | $7.96 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER CLARE CLARE |
$49.20 | $7.96 | $16.52 | $11.01 | $11.01 | — | $7.24 | $7.96 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER SAULT SAULT SAINTE MARIE |
$49.20 | $7.96 | — | — | — | — | $7.24 | $7.96 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER MIDLAND MIDLAND |
$49.20 | $7.96 | $16.52 | $11.01 | $11.01 | — | $7.24 | $7.96 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER ALMA ALMA |
$49.20 | $7.96 | $16.52 | $11.01 | $11.01 | — | $7.24 | $7.96 | — |
| KALKASKA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER KALKASKA |
$51.00 | $7.38 | $11.01 | $7.24 | $11.01 | $11.01 | $7.24 | — | — |
| COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER COOPER COOPER SAGINAW |
$52.50 | $11.01 | $11.01 | — | $11.01 | — | $11.01 | — | — |
| COVENANT HEALTHCARE MICHIGAN SAGINAW |
$52.50 | $11.01 | $11.01 | — | $11.01 | — | $11.01 | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH LIVONIA HOSPITAL LIVONIA |
$60.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LANSE |
$72.00 | — | $12.64 | — | $12.64 | — | — | — | — |
| BRONSON BATTLE CREEK HOSPITAL BATTLE CREEK |
$74.40 | $7.60 | $11.43 | $7.24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRONSON SOUTH HAVEN HOSPITAL SOUTH HAVEN |
$74.40 | $7.60 | $22.17 | $7.24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL KALAMAZOO |
$76.80 | $7.38 | $11.45 | $7.03 | — | $11.01 | $12.11 | — | — |
| BRONSON LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL PAW PAW |
$76.80 | $7.38 | $22.17 | $7.03 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKE HURON MEDICAL CENTER PORT HURON |
$83.00 | $83.61 | $45.73 | — | — | $83.61 | — | — | $44.84 |
| GARDEN CITY HOSPITAL GARDEN CITY |
$83.00 | $83.64 | $44.83 | $83.64 | $83.64 | $83.64 | — | — | $44.83 |
| HENRY FORD ROCHESTER HOSPITAL W. UNIVERSITY DR ROCHESTER |
$83.19 | $86.27 | — | — | $86.27 | $86.27 | — | — | $46.59 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM SPC 5474 |
$89.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HENRY FORD ST. JOHN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MOROSS RD DETROIT |
$101 | — | $86.27 | — | $87.13 | $81.96 | $90.58 | $90.58 | — |
| HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER MAIN CAMPUS HURLEY PLAZA FLINT |
$104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MUNSON HEALTHCARE CHARLEVOIX HOSPITAL CHARLEVOIX |
$110 | $7.38 | $11.01 | $7.24 | — | $11.01 | $11.01 | — | — |
| SHERIDAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SHERIDAN |
$110 | $12.41 | — | — | $12.41 | $10.79 | $25.41 | — | $60.74 |
| ASPIRUS IRONWOOD HOSPITAL IRONWOOD |
$110 | $165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASPIRUS KEWEENAW HOSPITAL LAURIUM |
$110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASPIRUS IRON RIVER HOSPITAL IRON RIVER |
$110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEACON ALLEGAN LINN ST ALLEGAN |
$120 | — | $31.88 | $31.88 | $23.86 | $23.86 | — | — | $31.88 |
| HENRY FORD RIVER DISTRICT HOSPITAL RIVER RD EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP |
$122 | — | $86.27 | — | $87.13 | $81.96 | $90.58 | $90.58 | — |
| UP HEALTH SYSTEM - BELL ISHPEMING |
$124 | $35.00 | $35.35 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | — | — | — |
| OAKLAWN HOSPITAL MARSHALL |
$146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH GRAND RAPIDS HOSPITAL GRAND RAPIDS |
$150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH MUSKEGON HOSPITAL MUSKEGON |
$150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH SHELBY HOSPITAL SHELBY |
$160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DMC HUTZEL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL DETROIT |
$172 | $1.00 | — | $463 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DMC HURON VALLEY-SINAI HOSPITAL COMMERCE CHARTER TOWNSHIP |
$172 | $1.00 | — | $463 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HENRY FORD WARREN HOSPITAL TWELVE MILE RD WARREN |
$174 | — | $86.27 | — | $87.13 | $81.96 | $90.58 | $90.58 | — |
| HENRY FORD MADISON HEIGHTS HOSPITAL DEQUINDRE RD MADISON HEIGHTS |
$174 | — | $224 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HENRY FORD PROVIDENCE NOVI HOSPITAL GRAND RIVER AVE NOVI |
$188 | $151 | $86.27 | $50.04 | $87.13 | — | $31.19 | $90.58 | $50.04 |
| HENRY FORD PROVIDENCE SOUTHFIELD HOSPITAL W NINE MILE RD SOUTHFIELD |
$188 | $155 | $86.27 | $50.04 | $87.13 | — | $31.19 | $90.58 | $50.04 |
| UM HEALTH-WEST HOSPITAL WYOMING |
$190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCHEURER HOSPITAL PIGEON |
$200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH OAKLAND HOSPITAL PONTIAC |
$202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH LIVINGSTON HOSPITAL HOWELL |
$202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHELSEA HOSPITAL CHELSEA |
$202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99281, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $183 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $110 for this?
That is the median of what the 77 Michigan hospitals above publish for Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 99281 in Michigan, Medicare reimburses about $11.33 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Michigan range from $11.50 to $552 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 9.7x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… cost in Michigan?
- Cash prices for emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… (CPT 99281) in Michigan range from $11.50 to $552, with a median of $110. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professi… in Michigan?
- The cheapest Michigan hospital published cash price for this procedure is $11.50. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Michigan facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 99281 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.