Fluid Around the Lung Cost in Michigan — Compare All Hospitals
A buildup of fluid in the space around a lung (pleural effusion), which can make breathing difficult. The stay often involves draining the fluid with a needle or small tube and testing it to find the cause.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Mclaren Port Huron
Port Huron, MI
Gross charge $22,955Cash pay $11,478 - 2
Holland Hospital
Holland, MI
Gross charge $25,943Cash pay $15,566 - 3
McLaren Bay Region
Bay City, MI
Gross charge $41,319Cash pay $20,659 - 4
Mclaren Central Michigan
Mount Pleasant, MI
Gross charge $41,319Cash pay $20,659 - 5
Mclaren Northern Michigan (Acute Care)
Petoskey, MI
Gross charge $41,319Cash pay $20,659 - 6
Mclaren Flint
Flint, MI
Gross charge $41,319Cash pay $20,659 - 7
McLaren Greater Lansing
Lansing, MI
Gross charge $41,319Cash pay $20,659 - 8
McLaren Lapeer Region
Lapeer, MI
Gross charge $41,319Cash pay $20,659 - 9
McLaren Oakland
Pontiac, MI
Gross charge $41,319Cash pay $20,659 - 10
Karmanos Cancer Center
Detroit, MI
Gross charge $41,319Cash pay $20,659 - 11
McLaren Caro Region
Caro, MI
Gross charge $41,319Cash pay $20,659 - 12
McLaren Thumb Region
Bad Axe, MI
Gross charge $41,319Cash pay $20,659 - 13
Mclaren Macomb (Acute Care)
Mount Clemens, MI
Gross charge $41,319Cash pay $20,659 - 14
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson
Carson City, MI
Gross charge $46,675Cash pay $11,669 - 15
Edward W Sparrow Hospital
Lansing, MI
Gross charge $46,675Cash pay $11,669 - 16
University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton
Saint Johns, MI
Gross charge $46,675Cash pay $11,669 - 17
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton
Charlotte, MI
Gross charge $46,675Cash pay $11,669 - 18
Sparrow Ionia Hospital
Ionia, MI
Gross charge $46,675Cash pay $11,669 - 19
University of Michigan Health-West
Wyoming, MI
Gross charge $78,779Cash pay $31,512 - 20
Three Rivers Health
Three Rivers, MI
Gross charge — - 21
Ascension Providence Hospital - Southfield and Novi Campuses
Southfield, MI
Gross charge — - 22
MyMichigan Medical Center Alma
Alma, MI
Gross charge — - 23
Lake Huron Medical Center (Acute Care)
Port Huron, MI
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,502 - 24Gross charge —
- 25
Hillsdale Hospital
Hillsdale, MI
Gross charge — - 26
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, MI
Gross charge — - 27
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,133 - 28
Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw
Saginaw, MI
Gross charge — - 29
MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch
West Branch, MI
Gross charge — - 30
Borgess Medical Center (Acute Care)
Kalamazoo, MI
Gross charge — - 31
Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
Royal Oak, MI
Gross charge — - 32
Henry Ford St. John Hospital
Detroit, MI
Gross charge — - 33
MyMichigan Medical Center Clare
Clare, MI
Gross charge — - 34
Henry Ford Hospital (Warren)
Warren, MI
Gross charge — - 35
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital
Grand Blanc, MI
Gross charge — - 36
MyMichigan Medical Center Midland
Midland, MI
Gross charge — - 37
Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital
Sault Ste Marie, MI
Gross charge — - 38
Ascension River District Hospital
East China, MI
Gross charge — - 39
Ascension Rochester main entrance
Rochester, MI
Gross charge — - 40
Allergy Clinic | Brighton Center for Specialty Care
Brighton, MI
Gross charge — - 41
Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital
Standish, MI
Gross charge — - 42
Ascension Borgess - Lee Hospital
Dowagiac, MI
Gross charge — - 43
MyMichigan Medical Center Gladwin
Gladwin, MI
Gross charge — - 44
Ascension Borgess Allegan Hospital
Allegan, MI
Gross charge — - 45
Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital
Zeeland, MI
Gross charge — - 46
Covenant Medical Center
Saginaw, MI
Gross charge — - 47
Tawas St Joseph Hospital
Tawas City, MI
Gross charge — - 48
Corewell Health Ludington Hospital
Ludington, MI
Gross charge — - 49
Memorial Healthcare
Owosso, MI
Gross charge — - 50
Corewell Health Wayne Hospital
Wayne, MI
Gross charge — - 51
DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital
Detroit, MI
Gross charge — - 52
Bronson LakeView Hospital
Paw Paw, MI
Gross charge —
Michigan hospitals price fluid around the lung (Medicare DRG 186) anywhere from $22,955 to $78,779 — a $55,824 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Mclaren Port Huron in Port Huron; the most expensive is University of Michigan Health-West in Wyoming. The state average sits at $42,924.
Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. 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 fluid around the lung at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent fluid around the lung admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
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 fluid around the lung in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 186 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.