DRG 004 · Respiratory

Tracheostomy with Long-Term Ventilation Cost in Michigan — Compare All Hospitals

Placement of a breathing tube in the neck (tracheostomy) for patients who need a ventilator for an extended period. These are long, intensive stays with around-the-clock care, usually in an intensive care unit.

State average
$249,315
gross charge · DRG 004
Hospitals
20
with published pricing
Price range
$179,350 – $394,570
low to high
Lowest $179,350 Highest $394,570

Michigan hospitals price tracheostomy with long-term ventilation (Medicare DRG 004) anywhere from $179,350 to $394,570 — a $215,221 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is McLaren Bay Region in Bay City; the most expensive is Sparrow Ionia Hospital in Ionia. The state average sits at $249,315.

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 tracheostomy with long-term ventilation 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 tracheostomy with long-term ventilation 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 tracheostomy with long-term ventilation in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 004 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 Bay Region

    Bay City, MI

    Gross charge $179,350
    Cash pay $89,675
  2. 2

    Mclaren Central Michigan

    Mount Pleasant, MI

    Gross charge $179,350
    Cash pay $89,675
  3. 3

    Mclaren Northern Michigan (Acute Care)

    Petoskey, MI

    Gross charge $179,350
    Cash pay $89,675
  4. 4

    Mclaren Flint

    Flint, MI

    Gross charge $179,350
    Cash pay $89,675
  5. 5

    McLaren Greater Lansing

    Lansing, MI

    Gross charge $179,350
    Cash pay $89,675
  6. 6

    McLaren Lapeer Region

    Lapeer, MI

    Gross charge $179,350
    Cash pay $89,675
  7. 7

    McLaren Oakland

    Pontiac, MI

    Gross charge $179,350
    Cash pay $89,675
  8. 8

    Karmanos Cancer Center

    Detroit, MI

    Gross charge $179,350
    Cash pay $89,675
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    Gross charge $179,350
    Cash pay $89,675
  10. 10

    McLaren Thumb Region

    Bad Axe, MI

    Gross charge $179,350
    Cash pay $89,675
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    Mclaren Macomb (Acute Care)

    Mount Clemens, MI

    Gross charge $179,350
    Cash pay $89,675
  12. 12

    Mclaren Port Huron

    Port Huron, MI

    Gross charge $195,418
    Cash pay $97,709
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    University of Michigan Health-West

    Wyoming, MI

    Gross charge $248,230
    Cash pay $99,292
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    Holland Hospital

    Holland, MI

    Gross charge $273,296
    Cash pay $163,977
  15. 15

    Hurley Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Flint, MI

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $323,668
    Medicare pays (avg) $72,493
  16. 16

    University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson

    Carson City, MI

    Gross charge $394,570
    Cash pay $98,643
  17. 17

    Edward W Sparrow Hospital

    Lansing, MI

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $394,570
    Cash pay $98,643
    Medicare pays (avg) $74,254
  18. 18

    University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton

    Saint Johns, MI

    Gross charge $394,570
    Cash pay $98,643
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    University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton

    Charlotte, MI

    Gross charge $394,570
    Cash pay $98,643
  20. 20

    Sparrow Ionia Hospital

    Ionia, MI

    Gross charge $394,570
    Cash pay $98,643
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    MyMichigan Medical Center Alma

    Alma, MI

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    Lake Huron Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Port Huron, MI

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    Cash pay $135,589
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    Hillsdale Hospital

    Hillsdale, MI

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    University of Michigan Health

    Ann Arbor, MI

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    Covenant Medical Center

    Saginaw, MI

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    Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw

    Saginaw, MI

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    MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch

    West Branch, MI

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    Borgess Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Kalamazoo, MI

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    Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak

    Royal Oak, MI

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    Henry Ford St. John Hospital

    Detroit, MI

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    MyMichigan Medical Center Clare

    Clare, MI

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    Henry Ford Hospital (Warren)

    Warren, MI

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    Henry Ford Genesys Hospital

    Grand Blanc, MI

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    MyMichigan Medical Center Midland

    Midland, MI

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    Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital

    Sault Ste Marie, MI

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    Ascension River District Hospital

    East China, MI

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    Ascension Rochester main entrance

    Rochester, MI

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    DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital

    Detroit, MI

    12 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $134,911
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    Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital

    Standish, MI

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    Beacon Allegan

    Allegan, MI

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    Tawas St Joseph Hospital

    Tawas City, MI

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    Memorial Healthcare

    Owosso, MI

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    Corewell Health Wayne Hospital

    Wayne, MI

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    Corewell Health Trenton Hospital

    Trenton, MI

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    Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital

    Grayling, MI

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    Cadillac Hospital

    Cadillac, MI

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    Munson Medical Center

    Traverse City, MI

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    Otsego Memorial Hospital

    Gaylord, MI

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    Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital

    Manistee, MI

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    Three Rivers Health

    Three Rivers, MI

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