Emergency Department Visit with Straightforward Medical Decision Making Cost in Michigan
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 78 Michigan hospitals. CPT 99282. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $154
📉 Low $20.75
📈 High $879
🏥 78 hospitals
🏛️ 58 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $41.57
Hospital comparison — Michigan
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 78 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Medicare | Molina | Centene | Cigna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UM HEALTH-SPARROW - ST LAWRENCE LANSING |
$20.75 | $66.58 | — | — | — | $40.36 | — | — | — |
| SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL ST. JOHNS |
$20.75 | $66.58 | — | — | — | $40.36 | — | — | — |
| UM HEALTH-SPARROW LANSING LANSING |
$20.75 | $66.58 | — | — | — | $40.36 | — | — | — |
| UM HEALTH-SPARROW CARSON CARSON CITY |
$20.75 | $66.58 | — | — | — | $40.36 | — | — | — |
| UM HEALTH-SPARROW IONIA HOSPITAL IONIA |
$20.75 | $66.58 | — | — | — | $40.36 | — | — | — |
| SPARROW EATON HOSPITAL CHARLOTTE |
$20.75 | $66.58 | — | — | — | $40.36 | — | — | — |
| HARBOR BEACH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HARBOR BEACH |
$61.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MCKENZIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SANDUSKY |
$62.40 | $42.63 | $42.63 | $42.04 | $42.63 | $42.63 | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL OWOSSO |
$65.60 | — | $153 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DECKERVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PINE STREET DECKERVILLE |
$66.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER SAGINAW SAGINAW |
$69.00 | $29.29 | $60.60 | $40.40 | $40.40 | — | $26.63 | $29.29 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER GLADWIN GLADWIN |
$69.00 | $29.29 | $60.60 | $40.40 | $40.40 | — | $26.63 | $29.29 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER CLARE CLARE |
$69.00 | $29.29 | $60.60 | $40.40 | $40.40 | — | $26.63 | $29.29 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER MIDLAND MIDLAND |
$69.00 | $29.29 | $60.60 | $40.40 | $40.40 | — | $26.63 | $29.29 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER ALMA ALMA |
$69.00 | $29.29 | $60.60 | $40.40 | $40.40 | — | $26.63 | $29.29 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER WEST BRANCH WEST BRANCH |
$69.00 | $29.29 | $60.60 | $40.40 | $40.40 | — | $26.63 | $29.29 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER STANDISH STANDISH |
$69.00 | $29.29 | $60.60 | $40.40 | $40.40 | — | $26.63 | $29.29 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER SAULT SAULT SAINTE MARIE |
$69.00 | $29.29 | — | — | — | — | $26.63 | $29.29 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER TAWAS TAWAS CITY |
$69.00 | $29.29 | $60.60 | $40.40 | $40.40 | — | $26.63 | $29.29 | — |
| MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER ALPENA ALPENA |
$69.00 | $29.29 | $60.60 | $40.40 | $40.40 | — | $26.63 | $29.29 | — |
| COVENANT HEALTHCARE MICHIGAN SAGINAW |
$70.00 | $40.40 | $40.40 | — | $40.40 | — | $40.40 | — | $190 |
| COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER COOPER COOPER SAGINAW |
$70.00 | $40.40 | $40.40 | — | $40.40 | — | $40.40 | — | $190 |
| MUNISING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MUNISING |
$82.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH LIVONIA HOSPITAL LIVONIA |
$89.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH OAKLAND HOSPITAL PONTIAC |
$89.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHELSEA HOSPITAL CHELSEA |
$89.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH ANN ARBOR HOSPITAL YPSILANTI |
$89.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KALKASKA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER KALKASKA |
$90.95 | $27.16 | $40.40 | $26.63 | $40.40 | $40.40 | $26.63 | — | $71.81 |
| BRONSON SOUTH HAVEN HOSPITAL SOUTH HAVEN |
$94.40 | $27.96 | $42.97 | $26.63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRONSON BATTLE CREEK HOSPITAL BATTLE CREEK |
$94.40 | $27.96 | $41.97 | $26.63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRONSON LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL PAW PAW |
$97.60 | $27.06 | $42.97 | $25.77 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL KALAMAZOO |
$97.60 | $27.06 | $42.02 | $25.77 | — | $40.40 | $44.44 | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH MUSKEGON HOSPITAL MUSKEGON |
$103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH GRAND RAPIDS HOSPITAL GRAND RAPIDS |
$103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER MAIN CAMPUS HURLEY PLAZA FLINT |
$141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LANSE |
$142 | — | $46.41 | — | $46.41 | — | — | — | — |
| LAKE HURON MEDICAL CENTER PORT HURON |
$152 | $152 | $83.27 | — | — | $152 | — | — | — |
| GARDEN CITY HOSPITAL GARDEN CITY |
$152 | $152 | $81.64 | $152 | $152 | $152 | — | — | — |
| MUNSON HEALTHCARE CHARLEVOIX HOSPITAL CHARLEVOIX |
$154 | $27.16 | $40.40 | $26.63 | — | $40.40 | $40.40 | — | $71.81 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM SPC 5474 |
$158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HENRY FORD ROCHESTER HOSPITAL W. UNIVERSITY DR ROCHESTER |
$167 | $155 | — | — | $155 | $155 | — | — | — |
| ASPIRUS IRON RIVER HOSPITAL IRON RIVER |
$171 | $66.04 | $53.60 | $25.45 | — | — | — | — | $247 |
| ASPIRUS KEWEENAW HOSPITAL LAURIUM |
$171 | $66.04 | — | $40.36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASPIRUS IRONWOOD HOSPITAL IRONWOOD |
$171 | $66.04 | — | $25.45 | — | — | — | — | $243 |
| SHERIDAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SHERIDAN |
$177 | $45.53 | — | — | $45.53 | $39.59 | $46.28 | — | — |
| UP HEALTH SYSTEM - BELL ISHPEMING |
$178 | $35.00 | $35.35 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | — | — | $35.00 |
| BEACON ALLEGAN LINN ST ALLEGAN |
$199 | — | $57.90 | $57.90 | $46.55 | $46.55 | — | — | — |
| HENRY FORD RIVER DISTRICT HOSPITAL RIVER RD EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP |
$212 | — | $155 | — | $157 | $147 | $163 | $163 | — |
| HENRY FORD GENESYS HOSPITAL GENESYS PKWY GRAND BLANC TWP |
$222 | $227 | — | — | — | $159 | — | — | $86.37 |
| SCHEURER HOSPITAL PIGEON |
$242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OAKLAWN HOSPITAL MARSHALL |
$271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HENRY FORD ST. JOHN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MOROSS RD DETROIT |
$289 | — | $155 | — | $157 | $147 | $163 | $163 | — |
| SCHOOLCRAFT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MANISTIQUE |
$299 | $283 | $284 | $290 | — | — | — | — | $293 |
| THREE RIVERS HEALTH HOSPITAL THREE RIVERS |
$304 | $156 | $88.92 | $88.92 | $156 | — | $88.92 | — | — |
| UM HEALTH-WEST HOSPITAL WYOMING |
$316 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OTSEGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GAYLORD |
$319 | $27.16 | $40.80 | $26.63 | $40.40 | $40.40 | $26.63 | — | $71.81 |
| TRINITY HEALTH LIVINGSTON HOSPITAL HOWELL |
$330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH SHELBY HOSPITAL SHELBY |
$349 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HENRY FORD MADISON HEIGHTS HOSPITAL DEQUINDRE RD MADISON HEIGHTS |
$358 | — | $460 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HENRY FORD WARREN HOSPITAL TWELVE MILE RD WARREN |
$358 | — | $155 | — | $157 | $147 | $163 | $163 | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99282, 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: $322 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $154 for this?
That is the median of what the 78 Michigan hospitals above publish for Emergency department visit with straightforward 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 99282 in Michigan, Medicare reimburses about $41.57 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Michigan range from $20.75 to $879 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.7x 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 with straightforward medical decision making cost in Michigan?
- Cash prices for emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making (CPT 99282) in Michigan range from $20.75 to $879, with a median of $154. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making in Michigan?
- The cheapest Michigan hospital published cash price for this procedure is $20.75. 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 99282 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.