DRG 291 · Cardiovascular

Heart Failure Cost in Michigan — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for heart failure with major comorbidities or complications, often involving fluid overload, low ejection fraction, or arrhythmia.

State average
$42,249
gross charge · DRG 291
Hospitals
23
with published pricing
Price range
$10,185 – $88,619
low to high
Lowest $10,185 Highest $88,619

Michigan hospitals price heart failure (Medicare DRG 291) anywhere from $10,185 to $88,619 — a $78,433 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 $42,249.

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 heart failure 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 heart failure 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 heart failure in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 291 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Mclaren Port Huron

    Port Huron, MI

    142 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $10,185
    Cash pay $5,093
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,113
  2. 2

    Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital

    Marquette, MI

    56 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $17,331
    Cash pay $10,398
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,582
  3. 3

    Up Health System Portage

    Hancock, MI

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $17,331
    Cash pay $10,398
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,528
  4. 4

    Bell Hospital

    Ishpeming, MI

    Gross charge $17,331
    Cash pay $10,398
  5. 5

    Holland Hospital

    Holland, MI

    47 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $27,203
    Cash pay $16,322
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,764
  6. 6

    Hurley Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Flint, MI

    81 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $32,935
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,273
  7. 7

    University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson

    Carson City, MI

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $40,910
    Cash pay $10,227
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,398
  8. 8

    Edward W Sparrow Hospital

    Lansing, MI

    163 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $40,910
    Cash pay $10,227
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,225
  9. 9

    University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton

    Saint Johns, MI

    Gross charge $40,910
    Cash pay $10,227
  10. 10

    University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton

    Charlotte, MI

    Gross charge $40,910
    Cash pay $10,227
  11. 11

    Sparrow Ionia Hospital

    Ionia, MI

    Gross charge $40,910
    Cash pay $10,227
  12. 12

    McLaren Bay Region

    Bay City, MI

    114 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $50,569
    Cash pay $25,284
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,545
  13. 13

    Mclaren Central Michigan

    Mount Pleasant, MI

    38 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $50,569
    Cash pay $25,284
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,142
  14. 14

    Mclaren Northern Michigan (Acute Care)

    Petoskey, MI

    89 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $50,569
    Cash pay $25,284
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,600
  15. 15

    Mclaren Flint

    Flint, MI

    136 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $50,569
    Cash pay $25,284
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,429
  16. 16

    McLaren Greater Lansing

    Lansing, MI

    92 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $50,569
    Cash pay $25,284
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,421
  17. 17

    McLaren Lapeer Region

    Lapeer, MI

    90 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $50,569
    Cash pay $25,284
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,981
  18. 18

    McLaren Oakland

    Pontiac, MI

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $50,569
    Cash pay $25,284
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,068
  19. 19

    Karmanos Cancer Center

    Detroit, MI

    Gross charge $50,569
    Cash pay $25,284
  20. 20
    Gross charge $50,569
    Cash pay $25,284
  21. 21

    McLaren Thumb Region

    Bad Axe, MI

    Gross charge $50,569
    Cash pay $25,284
  22. 22

    Mclaren Macomb (Acute Care)

    Mount Clemens, MI

    105 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $50,569
    Cash pay $25,284
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,180
  23. 23

    University of Michigan Health-West

    Wyoming, MI

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $88,619
    Cash pay $35,447
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,051
  24. 24

    Ascension Providence Hospital - Southfield and Novi Campuses

    Southfield, MI

    363 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,674
  25. 25

    MyMichigan Medical Center Alma

    Alma, MI

    67 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,549
  26. 26

    Lake Huron Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Port Huron, MI

    39 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $12,868
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,913
  27. 27

    MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena (Acute Care)

    Alpena, MI

    78 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,754
  28. 28

    Hillsdale Hospital

    Hillsdale, MI

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,786
  29. 29

    University of Michigan Health

    Ann Arbor, MI

    309 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,982
  30. 30

    Covenant Medical Center

    Saginaw, MI

    223 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,247
  31. 31

    Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw

    Saginaw, MI

    75 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,221
  32. 32

    MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch

    West Branch, MI

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,520
  33. 33

    Borgess Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Kalamazoo, MI

    91 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,341
  34. 34

    Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak

    Royal Oak, MI

    559 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,415
  35. 35

    Henry Ford St. John Hospital

    Detroit, MI

    202 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,092
  36. 36

    MyMichigan Medical Center Clare

    Clare, MI

    28 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,926
  37. 37

    Henry Ford Hospital (Warren)

    Warren, MI

    148 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,393
  38. 38

    Henry Ford Genesys Hospital

    Grand Blanc, MI

    165 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,767
  39. 39

    MyMichigan Medical Center Midland

    Midland, MI

    141 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,066
  40. 40

    Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital

    Sault Ste Marie, MI

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,344
  41. 41

    Ascension River District Hospital

    East China, MI

    Gross charge
  42. 42

    Ascension Rochester main entrance

    Rochester, MI

    82 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,075
  43. 43

    DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital

    Detroit, MI

    42 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,078
  44. 44
    Gross charge
  45. 45

    Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital

    Standish, MI

    Gross charge
  46. 46
    Gross charge
  47. 47
    Gross charge
  48. 48

    Beacon Allegan

    Allegan, MI

    Gross charge
  49. 49

    Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital

    Zeeland, MI

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,828
  50. 50

    Tawas St Joseph Hospital

    Tawas City, MI

    36 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,174
  51. 51

    Corewell Health Ludington Hospital

    Ludington, MI

    32 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,984
  52. 52

    Memorial Healthcare

    Owosso, MI

    52 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,967
  53. 53

    Corewell Health Wayne Hospital

    Wayne, MI

    77 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,153
  54. 54

    Corewell Health Trenton Hospital

    Trenton, MI

    139 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,558
  55. 55

    Corewell Health Gerber Hospital

    Fremont, MI

    Gross charge
  56. 56

    Corewell Health Pennock Hospital

    Hastings, MI

    Gross charge
  57. 57

    Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital

    Grayling, MI

    43 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,516
  58. 58

    Cadillac Hospital

    Cadillac, MI

    56 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,397
  59. 59

    Munson Medical Center

    Traverse City, MI

    215 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,730
  60. 60

    Otsego Memorial Hospital

    Gaylord, MI

    32 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,451
  61. 61

    Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital

    Manistee, MI

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,713
  62. 62

    Three Rivers Health

    Three Rivers, MI

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,551

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