Comprehensive Observation Services in Michigan
What 85 hospitals in Michigan charged and were paid for comprehensive observation services (APC 8011), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$15,357
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$2,410
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$1,911
Average per service
State rank
#15 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Michigan billed an average of $15,357 for comprehensive observation services, about 6.4 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $2,410. That payment is 8% below the U.S. average of $2,634.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
Paid $2,410Billed $15,357
About 16¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Michigan billed for this service.
Michigan hospitals: comprehensive observation services
Every Michigan hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univ of Michigan HospitalsAnn Arbor | 1,091 | $15,959 | $2,478 | $1,968 |
| William Beaumont HospitalRoyal Oak | 1,076 | $22,028 | $2,391 | $1,895 |
| William Beaumont Hospital-TroyTroy | 1,046 | $21,547 | $2,407 | $1,910 |
| Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Twp | 930 | $15,809 | $2,379 | $1,889 |
| Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren | 878 | $9,931 | $2,357 | $1,870 |
| Spectrum Health - Butterworth CampusGrand Rapids | 849 | $10,143 | $2,294 | $1,803 |
| Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph | 821 | $12,209 | $2,354 | $1,868 |
| McLaren MacombMt Clemens | 730 | $8,492 | $2,380 | $1,888 |
| Providence Hospital and Medical CentersSouthfield | 716 | $11,283 | $2,423 | $1,952 |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte HospitalWyandotte | 614 | $15,158 | $2,407 | $1,910 |
| Genesys Regional Medical Center - Health ParkGrand Blanc | 609 | $11,401 | $2,555 | $2,030 |
| Henry Ford HospitalDetroit | 602 | $15,215 | $2,406 | $1,909 |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor | 596 | $12,859 | $2,429 | $1,912 |
| St John Hospital and Medical CenterDetroit | 548 | $9,931 | $2,391 | $1,894 |
| Midmichigan Medical Center-MidlandMidland | 464 | $13,624 | $2,517 | $1,995 |
| St Mary Mercy HospitalLivonia | 461 | $16,061 | $2,336 | $1,847 |
| Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing | 455 | $22,604 | $2,305 | $1,820 |
| Covenant Medical Center, INCSaginaw | 450 | $13,980 | $2,399 | $1,902 |
| Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn | 448 | $23,670 | $2,405 | $1,906 |
| Munson Medical CenterTraverse City | 435 | $14,668 | $2,534 | $2,016 |
| Port Huron HospitalPort Huron | 433 | $11,162 | $2,362 | $1,870 |
| Henry Ford West Bloomfield HospitalWest Bloomfield Twp | 413 | $13,671 | $2,426 | $1,928 |
| St Joseph Mercy OaklandPontiac | 409 | $14,877 | $2,379 | $1,883 |
| Allegiance HealthJackson | 405 | $15,983 | $2,416 | $1,918 |
| Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo | 402 | $10,993 | $2,343 | $1,855 |
| Hurley Medical CenterFlint | 354 | $13,695 | $2,521 | $1,998 |
| Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton | 319 | $27,034 | $2,367 | $1,875 |
| Beaumont Hospital, Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe | 316 | $23,217 | $2,372 | $1,881 |
| Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo | 278 | $17,163 | $2,351 | $1,864 |
| Ascension Providence Rochester HospitalRochester | 274 | $10,588 | $2,433 | $1,933 |
| Promedica Monroe Regional HospitalMonroe | 265 | $14,460 | $2,350 | $1,851 |
| Saint Joseph Mercy Livingston HospitalHowell | 241 | $14,053 | $2,467 | $1,954 |
| Chelsea Community HospitalChelsea | 237 | $16,249 | $2,460 | $1,940 |
| Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hls | 216 | $24,711 | $2,400 | $1,903 |
| Beaumont Hospital - TaylorTaylor | 209 | $22,884 | $2,364 | $1,872 |
| Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit | 200 | $20,840 | $2,438 | $1,938 |
| Alpena Regional Medical CenterAlpena | 196 | $14,232 | $2,539 | $2,016 |
| Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman HospitalAdrian | 179 | $24,001 | $2,465 | $1,948 |
| University of Michigan Health - WestWyoming | 178 | $15,154 | $2,396 | $1,909 |
| Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawSaginaw | 175 | $12,959 | $2,417 | $1,918 |
| Battle Creek Health SystemBattle Creek | 169 | $11,938 | $2,329 | $1,842 |
| West Branch Regional Medical CenterWest Branch | 167 | $10,405 | $2,530 | $2,009 |
| Marquette General Hlth SystemMarquette | 159 | $28,867 | $2,618 | $2,084 |
| Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon | 151 | $10,142 | $2,520 | $2,002 |
| Corewell Health Wayne HospitalWayne | 149 | $22,571 | $2,384 | $1,890 |
| Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma | 141 | $13,503 | $2,370 | $1,882 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids | 131 | $12,762 | $2,521 | $1,993 |
| Oaklawn HospitalMarshall | 128 | $21,092 | $2,344 | $1,858 |
| Memorial HealthcareOwosso | 126 | $28,749 | $2,381 | $1,891 |
| Lapeer Regional Medical CenterLapeer | 124 | $20,420 | $2,440 | $1,944 |
| Mercy Hospital - CadillacCadillac | 122 | $13,558 | $2,537 | $2,017 |
| Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Twp | 119 | $22,709 | $2,392 | $1,893 |
| Northern Michigan Regional HospitalPetoskey | 116 | $10,647 | $2,530 | $2,012 |
| Otsego Memorial HospitalGaylord | 115 | $12,512 | $2,519 | $1,996 |
| McLaren Regional Medical CenterFlint | 109 | $10,821 | $2,435 | $1,915 |
| Dickinson County Memorial HospitalIron Mountain | 106 | $17,199 | $2,535 | $2,016 |
| Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalSault Sainte Marie | 105 | $12,689 | $2,554 | $2,024 |
| Spectrum Health United Memorial - United CampusGreenville | 103 | $12,899 | $2,385 | $1,900 |
| McLaren Greater LansingLansing | 101 | $17,752 | $2,350 | $1,847 |
| Bay Regional Medical CenterBay City | 100 | $9,306 | $2,381 | $1,884 |
| McLaren OaklandPontiac | 100 | $12,544 | $2,296 | $1,804 |
| Holland Community HospitalHolland | 94 | $14,369 | $2,385 | $1,896 |
| Saint Mary's Health CareGrand Rapids | 92 | $7,332 | $2,281 | $1,793 |
| Insight Hospital and Medical Center ColdwaterColdwater | 90 | $13,783 | $2,352 | $1,864 |
| Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health CenterDetroit | 88 | $24,963 | $2,444 | $1,946 |
| Midmichigan Medical Center-ClareClare | 87 | $16,685 | $2,276 | $1,790 |
| Harper University HospitalDetroit | 86 | $21,867 | $2,399 | $1,901 |
| Zeeland Community HospitalZeeland | 84 | $13,501 | $2,385 | $1,900 |
| Hillsdale Community Health CenterHillsdale | 73 | $9,293 | $2,319 | $1,847 |
| Corewell Health Ludington HospitalLudington | 69 | $12,841 | $2,521 | $1,996 |
| Mercy Hospital - GraylingGrayling | 68 | $14,091 | $2,486 | $1,975 |
| St Joseph Health SystemTawas City | 67 | $8,082 | $2,570 | $2,048 |
| Carson City HospitalCarson City | 66 | $18,271 | $2,397 | $1,909 |
| Three Rivers Area HospitalThree Rivers | 63 | $12,830 | $2,452 | $1,942 |
| Portage Health HospitalHancock | 55 | $17,922 | $2,554 | $2,031 |
| Karmanos Cancer CenterDetroit | 51 | $12,638 | $2,411 | $1,921 |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven HospitalGrand Haven | 41 | $11,150 | $2,385 | $1,897 |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalManistee | 40 | $18,573 | $2,581 | $2,048 |
| South Haven Community HospitalSouth Haven | 33 | $11,917 | $2,336 | $1,850 |
| St John River District HospitalEast China | 24 | $9,954 | $2,259 | $1,761 |
| Central Michigan Community HospitalMt Pleasant | 21 | $8,692 | $2,218 | $1,730 |
| St Joseph Mercy Port HuronPort Huron | – | – | – | – |
| Corewell Health Watervliet HospitalWatervliet | – | – | – | – |
| Garden City HospitalGarden City | – | – | – | – |
| Children's Hospital of MichiganDetroit | – | – | – | – |
Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Michigan
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
| Central Michigan Community HospitalMt Pleasant, MI | $2,218 |
|---|---|
| St John River District HospitalEast China, MI | $2,259 |
| Midmichigan Medical Center-ClareClare, MI | $2,276 |
| Saint Mary's Health CareGrand Rapids, MI | $2,281 |
| Spectrum Health - Butterworth CampusGrand Rapids, MI | $2,294 |
Highest
| Marquette General Hlth SystemMarquette, MI | $2,618 |
|---|---|
| Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalManistee, MI | $2,581 |
| St Joseph Health SystemTawas City, MI | $2,570 |
| Genesys Regional Medical Center - Health ParkGrand Blanc, MI | $2,555 |
| Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalSault Sainte Marie, MI | $2,554 |
Comprehensive Observation Services in other states
Questions
How much does comprehensive observation services cost in Michigan?
In 2024 Medicare data, comprehensive observation services (APC 8011) at 85 hospitals in Michigan was billed at $15,357 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $2,410, of which Medicare paid $1,911. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?
Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this service in Michigan, average charges were 6.4 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.