Back Problems Cost in Michigan — Compare All Hospitals
Back or spine problems, such as disc disease, spinal narrowing, or severe back pain, treated without surgery. The stay typically involves pain control, medication, and physical therapy.
State average
$52,639
gross charge · DRG 551
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$31,373 – $230,535
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Holland Hospital
Holland, MI
Gross charge $31,373Cash pay $18,824 - 2
McLaren Bay Region
Bay City, MI
Gross charge $39,793Cash pay $19,896 - 3
Mclaren Central Michigan
Mount Pleasant, MI
Gross charge $39,793Cash pay $19,896 - 4
Mclaren Northern Michigan (Acute Care)
Petoskey, MI
Gross charge $39,793Cash pay $19,896 - 5
Mclaren Flint
Flint, MI
Gross charge $39,793Cash pay $19,896 - 6
McLaren Greater Lansing
Lansing, MI
Gross charge $39,793Cash pay $19,896 - 7
McLaren Lapeer Region
Lapeer, MI
Gross charge $39,793Cash pay $19,896 - 8
McLaren Oakland
Pontiac, MI
Gross charge $39,793Cash pay $19,896 - 9
Karmanos Cancer Center
Detroit, MI
Gross charge $39,793Cash pay $19,896 - 10
McLaren Caro Region
Caro, MI
Gross charge $39,793Cash pay $19,896 - 11
McLaren Thumb Region
Bad Axe, MI
Gross charge $39,793Cash pay $19,896 - 12
Mclaren Macomb (Acute Care)
Mount Clemens, MI
Gross charge $39,793Cash pay $19,896 - 13
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson
Carson City, MI
Gross charge $49,574Cash pay $12,393 - 14
Edward W Sparrow Hospital
Lansing, MI
Gross charge $49,574Cash pay $12,393 - 15
University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton
Saint Johns, MI
Gross charge $49,574Cash pay $12,393 - 16
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton
Charlotte, MI
Gross charge $49,574Cash pay $12,393 - 17
Sparrow Ionia Hospital
Ionia, MI
Gross charge $49,574Cash pay $12,393 - 18
University of Michigan Health-West
Wyoming, MI
Gross charge $230,535Cash pay $92,214 - 19
Three Rivers Health
Three Rivers, MI
Gross charge — - 20
Ascension Providence Hospital - Southfield and Novi Campuses
Southfield, MI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,594 - 21
MyMichigan Medical Center Alma
Alma, MI
Gross charge — - 22
Lake Huron Medical Center (Acute Care)
Port Huron, MI
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,711 - 23Gross charge —
- 24
Hillsdale Hospital
Hillsdale, MI
Gross charge — - 25
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, MI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,946 - 26
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,063 - 27
Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw
Saginaw, MI
Gross charge — - 28
MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch
West Branch, MI
Gross charge — - 29
Borgess Medical Center (Acute Care)
Kalamazoo, MI
Gross charge — - 30
Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
Royal Oak, MI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,509 - 31
Henry Ford St. John Hospital
Detroit, MI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,497 - 32
MyMichigan Medical Center Clare
Clare, MI
Gross charge — - 33
Henry Ford Hospital (Warren)
Warren, MI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,180 - 34
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital
Grand Blanc, MI
Gross charge — - 35
MyMichigan Medical Center Midland
Midland, MI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,236 - 36
Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital
Sault Ste Marie, MI
Gross charge — - 37
Ascension River District Hospital
East China, MI
Gross charge — - 38
Ascension Rochester main entrance
Rochester, MI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,080 - 39
Allergy Clinic | Brighton Center for Specialty Care
Brighton, MI
Gross charge — - 40
Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital
Standish, MI
Gross charge — - 41
Ascension Borgess - Lee Hospital
Dowagiac, MI
Gross charge — - 42
MyMichigan Medical Center Gladwin
Gladwin, MI
Gross charge — - 43
Ascension Borgess Allegan Hospital
Allegan, MI
Gross charge — - 44
Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital
Zeeland, MI
Gross charge — - 45
Covenant Medical Center
Saginaw, MI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,302 - 46
Tawas St Joseph Hospital
Tawas City, MI
Gross charge — - 47
Corewell Health Ludington Hospital
Ludington, MI
Gross charge — - 48
Corewell Health Wayne Hospital
Wayne, MI
Gross charge — - 49
Corewell Health Trenton Hospital
Trenton, MI
Gross charge — - 50
DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital
Detroit, MI
Gross charge — - 51
Bronson LakeView Hospital
Paw Paw, MI
Gross charge —
Michigan hospitals price back problems (Medicare DRG 551) anywhere from $31,373 to $230,535 — a $199,162 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Holland Hospital in Holland; the most expensive is University of Michigan Health-West in Wyoming. The state average sits at $52,639.
Gross charges are the hospital's list price for the facility part of your stay — the room, operating-room time, nursing, and equipment. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists back problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling back problems in Michigan, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Michigan hospitals missing from the list either don't perform back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 551 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.