Mclaren Bay Region
McLaren Bay Region in Bay City, Michigan charges 4.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 76 analyzed procedures, reflecting the hospital's nonprofit-private pricing structure.
Bay City, MI 48708 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
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Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.64x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
7.05x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
76
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $22,621 | $11,311 | — | 7.1x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $76,821 | $38,410 | — | 6.8x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $183,322 | $91,661 | — | 6.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $23,068 | $11,534 | — | 6.4x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $85,729 | $42,864 | — | 6.1x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $26,467 | $13,234 | — | 6.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $81,999 | $41,000 | — | 6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $33,359 | $16,679 | — | 5.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 251 | $52,899 | $26,450 | — | 5.8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $61,764 | $30,882 | — | 5.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $111,117 | $55,559 | — | 5.7x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $38,364 | $19,182 | — | 5.7x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $189,415 | $94,707 | — | 5.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $102,966 | $51,483 | — | 5.7x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $148,077 | $74,039 | — | 5.7x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $25,198 | $12,599 | — | 5.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $62,008 | $31,004 | — | 5.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $13,636 | $6,818 | — | 5.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $29,987 | $14,993 | — | 5.4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $26,532 | $13,266 | — | 5.4x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $43,765 | $21,883 | — | 5.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $62,342 | $31,171 | — | 5.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $36,869 | $18,435 | — | 5.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $26,857 | $13,429 | — | 5.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $28,150 | $14,075 | — | 5.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $20,697 | $10,348 | — | 5x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $20,752 | $10,376 | — | 4.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $23,909 | $11,955 | — | 4.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $44,764 | $22,382 | — | 4.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $17,199 | $8,600 | — | 4.7x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $29,446 | $14,723 | — | 4.6x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $99,829 | $49,914 | — | 4.6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $31,928 | $15,964 | — | 4.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $95,065 | $47,533 | — | 4.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $24,556 | $12,278 | — | 4.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $27,953 | $13,977 | — | 4.5x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $16,096 | $8,048 | — | 4.5x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $49,430 | $24,715 | — | 4.5x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $75,038 | $37,519 | — | 4.5x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $99,286 | $49,643 | — | 4.4x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $93,680 | $46,840 | — | 4.4x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $23,622 | $11,811 | — | 4.4x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $14,958 | $7,479 | — | 4.4x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $20,297 | $10,149 | — | 4.4x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $102,104 | $51,052 | — | 4.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $16,844 | $8,422 | — | 4.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC | 250 | $71,987 | $35,994 | — | 4.3x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $22,001 | $11,001 | — | 4.3x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $20,273 | $10,137 | — | 4.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $48,958 | $24,479 | — | 4.2x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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