78/100
#416 nationally
University Of Michigan Health - West
5900 Byron Center Avenue, Sw, Wyoming, MI 49519 · (616) 252-7200
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, University Of Michigan Health - West billed $3.45 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
- 3.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 59
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MI
- #26
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 75% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 77% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 84% 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 |
280 | $5,265 | $1,992 | -55% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
183 | $38,824 | $11,192 | -38% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
178 | $15,154 | $2,396 | -22% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
111 | $37,789 | $15,632 | -42% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
95 | $17,438 | $2,769 | -31% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
91 | $5,750 | $1,406 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
89 | $5,876 | $1,645 | -50% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
73 | $16,031 | $2,751 | -16% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
68 | $29,060 | $11,800 | -40% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
53 | $12,944 | $3,023 | -37% |
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 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$51,888 | $9,396 | about average |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,097 | $4,838 | about average |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,900 | $6,026 | about average |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$102,413 | $25,836 | -9% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$41,134 | $11,484 | -10% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,185 | $6,563 | -10% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$40,120 | $12,668 | -14% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,031 | $2,751 | -16% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,655 | $1,238 | -59% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,419 | $2,390 | -58% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,802 | $908 | -57% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,265 | $1,992 | -55% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,025 | $2,752 | -50% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,876 | $1,645 | -50% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,585 | $2,636 | -48% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,637 | $2,472 | -48% |
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.