95/100
#8 nationally
Mymichigan Medical Center West Branch
2463 South M-30, West Branch, MI 48661 · (989) 345-3660
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Mymichigan Medical Center West Branch billed $2.26 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
- 2.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 19
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MI
- #1
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% 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 |
193 | $5,471 | $2,156 | -53% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
167 | $10,405 | $2,530 | -46% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
81 | $6,976 | $1,766 | -39% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
52 | $26,866 | $17,223 | -59% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
37 | $28,215 | $11,975 | -55% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $9,699 | $2,974 | -49% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
28 | $16,261 | $11,254 | -65% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $5,953 | $1,513 | -41% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $20,034 | $13,629 | -64% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $13,814 | $11,075 | -68% |
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 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,805 | $17,350 | -36% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,976 | $1,766 | -39% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,953 | $1,513 | -41% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,405 | $2,530 | -46% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,299 | $3,045 | -47% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,699 | $2,974 | -49% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,471 | $2,156 | -53% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,215 | $11,975 | -55% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,478 | $3,794 | -69% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$13,814 | $11,075 | -68% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$16,468 | $10,538 | -66% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$16,261 | $11,254 | -65% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,742 | $5,384 | -64% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$20,034 | $13,629 | -64% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,490 | $3,020 | -63% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$15,589 | $9,395 | -63% |
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.