53/100
#1,155 nationally
Edward W Sparrow Hospital
1215 E Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI 48912 · (517) 364-1000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Edward W Sparrow Hospital billed $4.51 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 4.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 117
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MI
- #59
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 47% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 54% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 54% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 64% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
455 | $22,604 | $2,305 | +16% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
349 | $75,956 | $17,344 | +16% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
282 | $1,367 | $595 | -56% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
211 | $8,105 | $1,357 | -20% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
200 | $7,797 | $1,760 | -40% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
178 | $12,184 | $1,669 | +7% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
175 | $15,562 | $2,800 | -38% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
163 | $52,650 | $11,929 | +21% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
129 | $12,867 | $2,760 | -33% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
129 | $16,789 | $4,480 | -39% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Icd and Similar Procedures
APC 5231 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$149,924 | $20,484 | +59% |
|
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures
APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$221,957 | $26,504 | +49% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$47,237 | $4,831 | +37% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$41,329 | $7,528 | +35% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$50,483 | $5,681 | +28% |
|
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
MS-DRG 917 · Inpatient stay |
$86,508 | $16,748 | +27% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$46,641 | $9,130 | +25% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$59,266 | $11,072 | +25% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$1,367 | $595 | -56% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,376 | $5,790 | -52% |
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$296,498 | $88,810 | -45% |
|
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 661 · Inpatient stay |
$27,604 | $9,916 | -41% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,797 | $1,760 | -40% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay |
$108,581 | $34,732 | -40% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,789 | $4,480 | -39% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,562 | $2,800 | -38% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.