Heart Failure Cost in Michigan — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for heart failure with complications, the most common cardiology admission in the U.S.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for heart failure. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–6 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient cardiac monitoring
- IV diuretics and other heart-failure medications during admission
- Echocardiogram and other cardiac imaging
- Routine labs (BNP, electrolytes, kidney function)
Usually billed separately
- Cardiologist and hospitalist professional fees (billed separately)
- Outpatient cardiology follow-up after discharge
- Cardiac rehab program (if indicated)
- Long-term medications (diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, SGLT2 inhibitors)
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does heart failure best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Heart-Failure Mortality (30-day)
How often patients admitted for heart failure survive 30 days. The headline outcome.
Heart-Failure Readmissions
Heart failure is the most-readmitted condition in U.S. hospitals. Lower means better discharge planning and outpatient care coordination.
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
Clear discharge communication on weight monitoring, fluid limits, and medication timing prevents many readmissions.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For heart failure, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- If you have advanced heart failure (low ejection fraction, prior hospitalizations), an advanced heart-failure program may be worth additional cost.
- If you're being considered for an LVAD or heart transplant, an academic medical center with a transplant program is typically the right setting.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Will any of my physicians (cardiologist, hospitalist) be out-of-network?
- What outpatient cardiology follow-up is scheduled? Is it in-network?
- Is there a heart-failure transitions-of-care program at this hospital?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Mclaren Port Huron
Port Huron, MI
Gross charge $12,746Cash pay $6,373 - 2
Hurley Medical Center (Acute Care)
Flint, MI
Gross charge $22,062 - 3
Holland Hospital
Holland, MI
Gross charge $28,695Cash pay $17,217 - 4
McLaren Bay Region
Bay City, MI
Gross charge $30,734Cash pay $15,367Medicare pays (avg) $4,913 - 5
Mclaren Central Michigan
Mount Pleasant, MI
Gross charge $30,734Cash pay $15,367 - 6
Mclaren Northern Michigan (Acute Care)
Petoskey, MI
Gross charge $30,734Cash pay $15,367 - 7
Mclaren Flint
Flint, MI
Gross charge $30,734Cash pay $15,367 - 8
McLaren Greater Lansing
Lansing, MI
Gross charge $30,734Cash pay $15,367 - 9
McLaren Lapeer Region
Lapeer, MI
Gross charge $30,734Cash pay $15,367 - 10
McLaren Oakland
Pontiac, MI
Gross charge $30,734Cash pay $15,367 - 11
Karmanos Cancer Center
Detroit, MI
Gross charge $30,734Cash pay $15,367 - 12
McLaren Caro Region
Caro, MI
Gross charge $30,734Cash pay $15,367 - 13
McLaren Thumb Region
Bad Axe, MI
Gross charge $30,734Cash pay $15,367 - 14
Mclaren Macomb (Acute Care)
Mount Clemens, MI
Gross charge $30,734Cash pay $15,367 - 15
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson
Carson City, MI
Gross charge $32,327Cash pay $8,082 - 16
Edward W Sparrow Hospital
Lansing, MI
Gross charge $32,327Cash pay $8,082 - 17
University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton
Saint Johns, MI
Gross charge $32,327Cash pay $8,082 - 18
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton
Charlotte, MI
Gross charge $32,327Cash pay $8,082 - 19
Sparrow Ionia Hospital
Ionia, MI
Gross charge $32,327Cash pay $8,082 - 20
University of Michigan Health-West
Wyoming, MI
Gross charge $121,928Cash pay $48,771 - 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 $8,624 - 24Gross charge —
- 25
Hillsdale Hospital
Hillsdale, MI
Gross charge — - 26
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,986 - 27
Covenant Medical Center
Saginaw, MI
Gross charge — - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $5,983 - 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
DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital
Detroit, MI
Gross charge — - 41
Allergy Clinic | Brighton Center for Specialty Care
Brighton, MI
Gross charge — - 42
Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital
Standish, MI
Gross charge — - 43
Ascension Borgess - Lee Hospital
Dowagiac, MI
Gross charge — - 44
MyMichigan Medical Center Gladwin
Gladwin, MI
Gross charge — - 45
Beacon Allegan
Allegan, MI
Gross charge — - 46
Tawas St Joseph Hospital
Tawas City, MI
Gross charge — - 47
Corewell Health Ludington Hospital
Ludington, MI
Gross charge — - 48
Memorial Healthcare
Owosso, MI
Gross charge — - 49
Corewell Health Wayne Hospital
Wayne, MI
Gross charge — - 50
Corewell Health Trenton Hospital
Trenton, MI
Gross charge — - 51
Corewell Health Gerber Hospital
Fremont, MI
Gross charge — - 52
Corewell Health Pennock Hospital
Hastings, MI
Gross charge — - 53
Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital
Grayling, MI
Gross charge — - 54
Cadillac Hospital
Cadillac, MI
Gross charge — - 55
Munson Medical Center
Traverse City, MI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,877 - 56
Otsego Memorial Hospital
Gaylord, MI
Gross charge — - 57
Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital
Manistee, MI
Gross charge — - 58
Three Rivers Health
Three Rivers, MI
Gross charge —
Michigan hospitals price heart failure (Medicare DRG 292) anywhere from $12,746 to $121,928 — a $109,183 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 $34,257.
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 292 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.