Thyroid lobectomy cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy): from $712.50 to $18,342.79, with a median of $8,312.83. The lowest price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton (St. Johns) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 25.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,312.83, is 10% above the US median of $7,558.73.
- Michigan ranks 14th of 30 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 60220. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$712.50University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton + 2 more
Median$8,312.83half of hospitals charge less
Highest$18,342.79in Michigan
Lowest saves$7,600.33vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton lowest St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR TOTAL THYROID LOBECTOMY UNI W/WO ISTHMUSECTOMY | $712.50 | $1,425.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton lowest Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR TOTAL THYROID LOBECTOMY UNI W/WO ISTHMUSECTOMY | $712.50 | $1,425.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI PR TOTAL THYROID LOBECTOMY UNI W/WO ISTHMUSECTOMY | $712.50 | $1,425.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI PARTIAL REM OF THYROID-PhHOS | $1,096.80 | $1,371.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $5,796.56 | $10,351.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $7,452.01 | $14,904.02 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $8,312.83 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $8,312.83 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $8,780.87 | $17,561.73 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $9,980.86 | $19,961.72 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $10,406.94 | $20,813.88 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bell Hospital one side Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Total thyroid lobectomy, unilateral; with or without isthmusectomy | $11,512.99 | $19,188.31 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $14,681.18 | $29,362.36 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $18,110.94 | $36,221.87 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $18,342.79 | $36,685.58 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 5 | $5,796.56 | $8,312.83 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $712.50 | $712.50 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $8,780.87 | $8,780.87 |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $18,110.94 | $18,110.94 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $712.50 | $712.50 |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $11,512.99 | $11,512.99 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $14,681.18 | $14,681.18 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $1,096.80 | $1,096.80 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $9,980.86 | $9,980.86 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What thyroid lobectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thyroid lobectomy explained.
Removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy) in other states
- Alabama$12,712.05
- Alaska$20,708.30, 1 hospital
- Arizona$14,747.31, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$6,449.95
- California$7,737.00
- Colorado$11,775.00, 3 hospitals
- Connecticut$3,785.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$9,950.95, 1 hospital
- Florida$12,644.63
- Georgia$5,753.00
- Hawaii$10,612.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$14,360.76
- Illinois$6,446.00
- Indiana$9,904.45
- Iowa$2,285.70, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$6,168.68
- Kentucky$14,419.26
- Louisiana$5,574.55
- Maine$1,831.73, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,200.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$8,081.60, 4 hospitals
- Minnesota$1,363.84
- Mississippi$8,995.00
- Missouri$12,018.89
- Montana$2,059.20
- Nebraska$8,139.71, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$6,672.70, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$894.30, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$9,833.45
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$7,807.76, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$4,588.42, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$21,948.18
- Oklahoma$11,091.80
- Oregon$11,473.70
- Pennsylvania$11,464.13
- Puerto Rico$500.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$22,184.86
- South Dakota$7,857.28, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$8,875.22
- Texas$8,100.00
- Utah$10,305.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$9,928.77, 1 hospital
- Virginia$24,421.60
- Washington$13,052.00
- West Virginia$7,858.00
- Wisconsin$2,634.86
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.