90/100
#92 nationally
Mymichigan Medical Center Alpena
1501 W Chisholm St, Alpena, MI 49707 · (989) 356-7390
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Mymichigan Medical Center Alpena billed $2.53 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
- 2.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 47
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MI
- #7
- 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 88% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 92% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 90% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% 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 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
238 | $6,913 | $2,188 | -41% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
196 | $14,232 | $2,539 | -27% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
167 | $33,613 | $17,008 | -48% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
132 | $8,474 | $1,791 | -25% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
125 | $5,831 | $1,484 | -42% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
95 | $32,934 | $12,341 | -47% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
79 | $1,803 | $434 | -43% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
78 | $21,654 | $11,165 | -50% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
54 | $20,169 | $11,791 | -44% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
45 | $11,735 | $2,940 | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$28,418 | $6,936 | -12% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,474 | $1,791 | -25% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,232 | $2,539 | -27% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$25,910 | $8,486 | -37% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$24,490 | $9,453 | -38% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,010 | $1,913 | -38% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$29,251 | $10,449 | -38% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,735 | $2,940 | -39% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$27,489 | $16,081 | -61% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$20,179 | $11,343 | -58% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,626 | $17,461 | -57% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,887 | $2,936 | -57% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,168 | $3,249 | -56% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$23,457 | $13,258 | -56% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$33,895 | $17,079 | -56% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,969 | $3,579 | -54% |
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.