CostGrade
C

57/100

#1,052 nationally

Mclaren Flint

401 S Ballenger Highway, Flint, MI 48532 · (810) 342-2000

Charges well above the national norm

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Mclaren Flint billed $4.10 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
4.1x
volume-weighted across all its priced work
Procedures priced
119
inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in MI
#58
lower markup ranks higher
CMS quality stars
2/5
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.

Inpatient charge markup 21.9/35

Better than 63% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 11.0/25

Better than 44% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 21.0/30

Better than 70% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 3.5/10

Better than 35% 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
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit

220 $10,075 $3,017 -60%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

189 $51,647 $16,748 -21%
Heart Attack (severe)

MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay

169 $35,980 $13,406 -41%
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit

138 $5,657 $1,521 -44%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

136 $24,805 $11,238 -43%
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit

113 $65,957 $10,248 about average
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

109 $10,821 $2,435 -44%
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit

89 $71,033 $11,984 +14%
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures

APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit

76 $6,701 $1,773 -43%
Level 4 Vascular Procedures

APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit

68 $49,846 $5,042 +38%

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 2 Icd and Similar Procedures

APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit

$318,849 $29,869 +115%
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit

$96,441 $10,023 +87%
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit

$162,106 $18,262 +70%
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit

$62,629 $7,981 +65%
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit

$147,746 $16,437 +55%
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major

MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay

$286,077 $41,019 +51%
Level 4 Vascular Procedures

APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit

$49,846 $5,042 +38%
Other Cardiothoracic Procedures without Major Complications

MS-DRG 229 · Inpatient stay

$193,217 $27,895 +28%

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours

MS-DRG 207 · Inpatient stay

$98,639 $52,204 -61%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Major Complications

MS-DRG 393 · Inpatient stay

$24,781 $14,007 -61%
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit

$10,075 $3,017 -60%
Chest Pain

MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay

$13,532 $6,309 -60%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications

MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay

$32,043 $17,770 -59%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications

MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay

$19,762 $11,617 -59%
Heart Attack (uncomplicated)

MS-DRG 282 · Inpatient stay

$17,090 $6,363 -56%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications/mcc

MS-DRG 202 · Inpatient stay

$17,568 $8,453 -55%

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.
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