University of Michigan Health System
University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor charges 4.9x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 207 analyzed procedures, reflecting this nonprofit hospital's pricing structure.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.86x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
8.17x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
207
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITHOUT MCC | 651 | $250,968 | $125,484 | — | 8.2x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $214,078 | $107,039 | — | 8.1x |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 142 | $103,733 | $51,867 | — | 7.6x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH CC | 920 | $61,442 | $30,721 | — | 7.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $70,856 | $35,428 | — | 7.3x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC | 206 | $69,107 | $34,554 | — | 7.3x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $57,749 | $28,875 | — | 6.8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $140,719 | $70,359 | — | 6.8x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 228 | $284,710 | $142,355 | — | 6.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $48,979 | $24,489 | — | 6.6x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $54,894 | $27,447 | — | 6.5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $83,354 | $41,677 | — | 6.4x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $55,296 | $27,648 | — | 6.3x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $58,569 | $29,285 | — | 6.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $43,469 | $21,734 | — | 6.3x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $256,996 | $128,498 | — | 6.3x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $38,951 | $19,475 | — | 6.3x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $46,333 | $23,166 | — | 6.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $101,806 | $50,903 | — | 6.2x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $98,962 | $49,481 | — | 6.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $40,400 | $20,200 | — | 6.2x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $50,627 | $25,314 | — | 6.2x |
| OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH STATUS | 951 | $32,050 | $16,025 | — | 6.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 273 | $159,896 | $79,948 | — | 6.1x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $41,708 | $20,854 | — | 6.1x |
| LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 822 | $56,566 | $28,283 | — | 6.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $55,322 | $27,661 | — | 6.1x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $113,146 | $56,573 | — | 6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $28,035 | $14,018 | — | 6x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $33,107 | $16,553 | — | 6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $41,225 | $20,613 | — | 6x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC | 841 | $83,204 | $41,602 | — | 5.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $70,986 | $35,493 | — | 5.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $74,380 | $37,190 | — | 5.9x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $41,400 | $20,700 | — | 5.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $209,312 | $104,656 | — | 5.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $63,142 | $31,571 | — | 5.7x |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC | 141 | $109,290 | $54,645 | — | 5.7x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $116,540 | $58,270 | — | 5.7x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $88,467 | $44,234 | — | 5.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $50,547 | $25,274 | — | 5.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $88,853 | $44,427 | — | 5.7x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $96,538 | $48,269 | — | 5.7x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $55,396 | $27,698 | — | 5.6x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $44,671 | $22,336 | — | 5.6x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 519 | $104,615 | $52,308 | — | 5.6x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $55,783 | $27,892 | — | 5.6x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $52,601 | $26,300 | — | 5.6x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $41,002 | $20,501 | — | 5.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $76,035 | $38,018 | — | 5.5x |
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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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