Ungraded
#688 nationally
University Of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson
406 East Elm St, Carson City, MI 48811 · (989) 584-3131
Not enough published pricing to grade
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, University Of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson billed $3.44 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
- 3.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 6
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MI
- #43
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
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 |
66 | $18,271 | $2,397 | -6% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
30 | $9,714 | $1,691 | -14% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $33,147 | $15,562 | -49% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $21,093 | $11,115 | -51% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $23,264 | $11,589 | -50% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
11 | $6,515 | $1,666 | -45% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,271 | $2,397 | -6% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,714 | $1,691 | -14% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,515 | $1,666 | -45% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$33,147 | $15,562 | -49% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$23,264 | $11,589 | -50% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$21,093 | $11,115 | -51% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$21,093 | $11,115 | -51% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$23,264 | $11,589 | -50% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$33,147 | $15,562 | -49% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,515 | $1,666 | -45% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,714 | $1,691 | -14% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,271 | $2,397 | -6% |
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.