Cheapest hospitals in Grand Rapids, MI without insurance
Of 12 hospitals in the Grand Rapids, MI area we can compare, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia (Ionia) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 75% below the Michigan median across 452 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all hospitals in its state, procedure by procedure.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures
| Hospital | Typical price vs state | Below median | Above median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia | 75% below | 446 of 452 | 3 of 452 |
| 2. University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City | 69% below | 345 of 355 | 10 of 355 |
| 3. Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids | 20% below | 344 of 421 | 63 of 421 |
| 4. Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids | at median | 199 of 407 | 172 of 407 |
| 5. Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids | at median | 190 of 403 | 177 of 403 |
| 6. Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville | at median | 155 of 374 | 166 of 374 |
| 7. Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland | at median | 155 of 374 | 166 of 374 |
| 8. Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids | at median | 159 of 365 | 182 of 365 |
| 9. Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven | 14% above | 110 of 289 | 172 of 289 |
| 10. Corewell Helen Devos Childrens Hospital Grand Rapids | 17% above | 55 of 249 | 175 of 249 |
| 11. Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings | 25% above | 66 of 350 | 261 of 350 |
| 12. Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan | 47% above | 56 of 354 | 296 of 354 |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Typical price The median of this hospital's cash prices divided by the state median for the same codes: below means cheaper than a typical hospital in the state.
Below median For how many of the compared procedures this hospital is cheaper than the state median.
Above median For how many of the compared procedures this hospital is more expensive than the state median.
Procedure costs in the Grand Rapids, MI area
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- Circumcision cost
- Strep test cost
- Earwax removal cost
- Bone density scan cost
- Cholesterol test (lipid panel) cost
- Cardioversion cost
How the ranking works
- For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all hospitals in the same state that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
- "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
- Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
- Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
- A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.