Emergency Department Visit with Moderate Level of Medical Decision Making Cost in Michigan
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 80 Michigan hospitals. CPT 99284. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $437
📉 Low $40.48
📈 High $3,031
🏥 80 hospitals
🏛️ 60 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $122
Hospital comparison — Michigan
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 80 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Medicare | Molina | Centene | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRINITY HEALTH MUSKEGON HOSPITAL MUSKEGON |
$40.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH LIVONIA HOSPITAL LIVONIA |
$40.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH GRAND RAPIDS HOSPITAL GRAND RAPIDS |
$40.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH LIVINGSTON HOSPITAL HOWELL |
$40.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH OAKLAND HOSPITAL PONTIAC |
$40.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHELSEA HOSPITAL CHELSEA |
$40.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UM HEALTH-SPARROW CARSON CARSON CITY |
$60.00 | $192 | — | — | — | $116 | — | — | $76.68 |
| UM HEALTH-SPARROW - ST LAWRENCE LANSING |
$60.00 | $192 | — | — | — | $116 | — | — | $76.68 |
| SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL ST. JOHNS |
$60.00 | $192 | — | — | — | $116 | — | — | $76.68 |
| UM HEALTH-SPARROW IONIA HOSPITAL IONIA |
$60.00 | $192 | — | — | — | $116 | — | — | $76.68 |
| SPARROW EATON HOSPITAL CHARLOTTE |
$60.00 | $192 | — | — | — | $116 | — | — | $76.68 |
| UM HEALTH-SPARROW LANSING LANSING |
$60.00 | $192 | — | — | — | $116 | — | — | $76.68 |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER GLADWIN GLADWIN |
$166 | $84.35 | $178 | $118 | $118 | — | $76.68 | $84.35 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER ALPENA ALPENA |
$166 | $84.35 | $178 | $118 | $118 | — | $76.68 | $84.35 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER MIDLAND MIDLAND |
$166 | $84.35 | $178 | $118 | $118 | — | $76.68 | $84.35 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER SAGINAW SAGINAW |
$166 | $84.35 | $178 | $118 | $118 | — | $76.68 | $84.35 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER SAULT SAULT SAINTE MARIE |
$166 | $84.35 | — | — | — | — | $76.68 | $84.35 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER ALMA ALMA |
$166 | $84.35 | $178 | $118 | $118 | — | $76.68 | $84.35 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER CLARE CLARE |
$166 | $84.35 | $178 | $118 | $118 | — | $76.68 | $84.35 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER STANDISH STANDISH |
$166 | $84.35 | $178 | $118 | $118 | — | $76.68 | $84.35 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER WEST BRANCH WEST BRANCH |
$166 | $84.35 | $178 | $118 | $118 | — | $76.68 | $84.35 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER TAWAS TAWAS CITY |
$166 | $84.35 | $178 | $118 | $118 | — | $76.68 | $84.35 | — |
| MCKENZIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SANDUSKY |
$177 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | — | — | — |
| HARBOR BEACH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HARBOR BEACH |
$184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL OWOSSO |
$189 | — | $416 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DECKERVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PINE STREET DECKERVILLE |
$196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRONSON BATTLE CREEK HOSPITAL BATTLE CREEK |
$199 | $46.49 | $121 | $76.68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRONSON SOUTH HAVEN HOSPITAL SOUTH HAVEN |
$199 | $46.49 | $123 | $76.68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL KALAMAZOO |
$205 | $79.17 | $123 | $75.40 | — | $118 | $130 | — | — |
| BRONSON LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL PAW PAW |
$205 | $79.17 | $123 | $75.40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MUNISING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MUNISING |
$236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KALKASKA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER KALKASKA |
$243 | $78.21 | $118 | $76.68 | $118 | $118 | $76.68 | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH ANN ARBOR HOSPITAL YPSILANTI |
$253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COVENANT HEALTHCARE MICHIGAN SAGINAW |
$266 | $118 | $118 | — | $118 | — | $118 | — | — |
| COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER COOPER COOPER SAGINAW |
$266 | $118 | $118 | — | $118 | — | $118 | — | — |
| HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER MAIN CAMPUS HURLEY PLAZA FLINT |
$271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LANSE |
$314 | — | $134 | — | $134 | — | — | — | — |
| HENRY FORD ROCHESTER HOSPITAL W. UNIVERSITY DR ROCHESTER |
$372 | $417 | — | — | $417 | $417 | — | — | $225 |
| GARDEN CITY HOSPITAL GARDEN CITY |
$413 | $414 | $222 | $414 | $414 | $414 | — | — | $222 |
| LAKE HURON MEDICAL CENTER PORT HURON |
$413 | $414 | $226 | — | — | $414 | — | — | $222 |
| ASPIRUS IRON RIVER HOSPITAL IRON RIVER |
$437 | $177 | $506 | $45.63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASPIRUS IRONWOOD HOSPITAL IRONWOOD |
$437 | $177 | $587 | $45.63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASPIRUS KEWEENAW HOSPITAL LAURIUM |
$437 | $139 | $652 | $77.24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM SPC 5474 |
$440 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UP HEALTH SYSTEM - BELL ISHPEMING |
$444 | $35.00 | $35.35 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | — | — | — |
| BEACON ALLEGAN LINN ST ALLEGAN |
$514 | — | $173 | $173 | $132 | $132 | — | — | $173 |
| MUNSON HEALTHCARE CHARLEVOIX HOSPITAL CHARLEVOIX |
$542 | $78.21 | $118 | $76.68 | — | $118 | $118 | — | — |
| SCHEURER HOSPITAL PIGEON |
$559 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIONEER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - PONTIAC 6TH FLOOR |
$625 | — | $625 | $625 | $625 | $625 | $625 | $625 | $625 |
| PIONEER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - GARDEN CITY EAST 3RD FLOOR |
$625 | — | $625 | $625 | $625 | $625 | $625 | $625 | $625 |
| SHERIDAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SHERIDAN |
$639 | $133 | — | — | $133 | $116 | $126 | — | $301 |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN DETROIT |
$663 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCHOOLCRAFT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MANISTIQUE |
$671 | $636 | $637 | $651 | — | — | — | — | — |
| OAKLAWN HOSPITAL MARSHALL |
$771 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THREE RIVERS HEALTH HOSPITAL THREE RIVERS |
$774 | $421 | $239 | $239 | $421 | — | $239 | — | — |
| UM HEALTH-WEST HOSPITAL WYOMING |
$815 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INSIGHT HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER COLDWATER COLDWATER |
$839 | $734 | $734 | $734 | $734 | $734 | — | — | $734 |
| HENRY FORD GENESYS HOSPITAL GENESYS PKWY GRAND BLANC TWP |
$885 | $653 | — | — | — | $427 | — | — | $248 |
| HENRY FORD ST. JOHN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MOROSS RD DETROIT |
$907 | — | $417 | — | $421 | $396 | $438 | $438 | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH SHELBY HOSPITAL SHELBY |
$933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99284, 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: $834 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $437 for this?
That is the median of what the 80 Michigan hospitals above publish for Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making — 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 99284 in Michigan, Medicare reimburses about $122 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Michigan range from $40.48 to $3,031 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.6x 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 with moderate level of medical decision making cost in Michigan?
- Cash prices for emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making (CPT 99284) in Michigan range from $40.48 to $3,031, with a median of $437. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making in Michigan?
- The cheapest Michigan hospital published cash price for this procedure is $40.48. 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 99284 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.