How much does hip & femur procedures except major joint, inpatient, w/ CC cost in Michigan?
CPT 481 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Michigan.
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481 Hip & femur procedures except major joint, inpatient, w/ CC
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Market typical price
$20,304
52 facilities · typical range $17,510 – $35,654 · 1.3× Medicare IPPS
Typical
$20,304
Medicare $15,241
$15,735 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $84,238
What Medicare pays
$15,241
Market typical
$20,304
Cash / self-pay price
$38,005
Prices near you — 52 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital (former Ascension Macomb-Oakland) lowest | Hospital | $15,735negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital | Hospital | $15,948negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital (Clinton Township) | Hospital | $16,145negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Henry Ford St. John Hospital (Detroit; former Ascension St. John) | Hospital | $16,211negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Henry Ford Jackson Hospital (former Allegiance Health) | Hospital | $16,562negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital (former Ascension Providence Rochester) | Hospital | $16,726negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| Beacon Kalamazoo (former Ascension Borgess Medical Center) | Hospital | $16,739negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital (Grand Blanc; former Ascension Genesys) | Hospital | $16,821negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing (Edward W. Sparrow Hospital) | Hospital | $17,102cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant HealthCare (Saginaw) | Hospital | $17,108negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw (former St. Mary's of Michigan) | Hospital | $17,206negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | Hospital | $17,291negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital | Hospital | $17,478negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Bronson Battle Creek Hospital | Hospital | $17,604negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit) | Hospital | $17,899negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital (St. Joseph) | Hospital | $18,324negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital (Kalamazoo) | Hospital | $19,014negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| MyMichigan Medical Center Midland | Hospital | $19,087negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.9% |
| Munson Medical Center (Traverse City) | Hospital | $19,278negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital | Hospital | $19,604negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena | Hospital | $19,648negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital (East Grand Rapids; shares CCN with Butterworth) | Hospital | $19,817negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids) | Hospital | $19,817negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital | Hospital | $20,121negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Taylor Hospital | Hospital | $20,301negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital | Hospital | $20,307negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (Royal Oak) | Hospital | $20,307negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital | Hospital | $20,928negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital | Hospital | $21,402negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital | Hospital | $21,713negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4% |
| University of Michigan Health University Hospital (Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor) | Hospital | $22,139negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| McLaren Northern Michigan (Petoskey) | Hospital | $22,926cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| McLaren Port Huron | Hospital | $23,917cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| McLaren Bay Region (Bay City) | Hospital | $27,331cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Holland Hospital | Hospital | $28,202cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Macomb (Mount Clemens) | Hospital | $31,608cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Greater Lansing | Hospital | $32,867cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| McLaren Flint | Hospital | $35,076cash | 2.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| McLaren Oakland (Pontiac) | Hospital | $35,141cash | 2.3× | ★★★★★ |
| DMC Harper University Hospital | Hospital | $35,825negotiated | 2.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (Commerce Township) | Hospital | $38,368negotiated | 2.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital (former Ascension Providence; shares CCN with Southfield) | Hospital | $38,767negotiated | 2.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital (former Ascension Providence) | Hospital | $40,598negotiated | 2.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Trinity Health Livingston Hospital (Howell) | Hospital | $40,869cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Chelsea Hospital (Trinity Health / Michigan Medicine) | Hospital | $41,646cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital (former Mercy Health Saint Mary's) | Hospital | $42,558cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital (former Mercy Health Hackley) | Hospital | $44,207cash | 2.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | Hospital | $47,235cash | 3.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Trinity Health Livonia Hospital | Hospital | $55,538cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital (Pontiac) | Hospital | $57,907cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.7% |
| Hurley Medical Center (Flint) gross charge | Hospital | $81,943cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ |
| University of Michigan Health-West (Wyoming) gross charge | Hospital | $84,238cash | 5.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 2 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 481 cost in Michigan?
For hip & femur procedures except major joint, inpatient, w/ CC (CPT 481) in Michigan, a fair self-pay price is around $20,304, with hospitals ranging from $17,510 to $35,654 across 52 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $15,241, the benchmark every published rate is measured against. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does hip & femur procedures except major joint, inpatient, w/ CC cost in Michigan?
A fair self-pay price for hip & femur procedures except major joint, inpatient, w/ CC (CPT 481) in Michigan is around $20,304, with hospital prices ranging from $17,510 to $35,654 across 52 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 481?
Medicare pays about $15,241 for hip & femur procedures except major joint, inpatient, w/ CC (CPT 481). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of hip & femur procedures except major joint, inpatient, w/ CC?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.