What Medicare pays Michigan hospitals and surgery centers for knee, hip and shoulder replacement, what hospitals list, and which cost the most and the least.
Michigan requires a certificate of need for new surgery centers.
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| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Bay Region | Bay City | $12,711 | $66,682 | $11,626 |
| McLaren Port Huron | Port Huron | $12,795 | $46,061 | $11,255 |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital | Troy | $13,080 | $66,295 | $11,648 |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital | Grosse Pointe | $13,724 | $72,759 | $11,290 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Saginaw | $14,114 | $54,310 | $11,301 |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester Hospital | Rochester | $14,861 | $56,342 | $11,556 |
| Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital | Commerce Township | $15,163 | $131,871 | $11,626 |
| Bronson Battle Creek Hospital | Battle Creek | $15,278 | $44,524 | $11,339 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals St Joseph Hospi | St Joseph | $15,283 | $56,045 | $11,167 |
| Mymichigan Medical Center Alma | Alma | $15,495 | $26,998 | $11,509 |
| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health | Ann Arbor | $23,498 | $86,185 | $12,040 |
| Harper University Hospital | Detroit | $21,882 | $117,421 | $11,458 |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital | Farmington Hills | $19,139 | $89,184 | $11,553 |
| Trinity Health Livonia Hospital | Livonia | $18,444 | $68,838 | $10,727 |
| Ascension Borgess Hospital | Kalamazoo | $17,508 | $68,308 | $11,206 |
| Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospit | Royal Oak | $17,461 | $72,463 | $11,643 |
| Garden City Hospital | Garden City | $17,254 | $105,160 | — |
| Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital | Dearborn | $17,185 | $80,481 | $11,648 |
| Hurley Medical Center | Flint | $16,977 | $78,038 | $12,005 |
| Up Health System - Marquette | Marquette | $16,931 | $114,884 | $12,425 |
In 2024 Medicare paid Michigan hospitals a median $16,099 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 37 hospitals) and a median $11,577 per outpatient case. An orthopedic surgery center is paid about $8,578 for a knee.
McLaren Bay Region ($12,711), McLaren Port Huron ($12,795), Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital ($13,080).
The median list (chargemaster) price is $61,443, about 3.8× what Medicare pays.
Michigan requires a certificate of need for new surgery centers. CON is required to initiate surgical services, including freestanding surgical outpatient facilities; a 2026 law exempted outpatient imaging only.