Eye exam, new patient cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient: from $53.20 to $201.50, with a median of $147.54. The lowest price is at University of Michigan Health (Ann Arbor). The highest price is 3.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $147.54, is 22% below the US median of $188.51.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Michigan ranks 9th of 22 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 92004. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$53.20University of Michigan Health
Median$147.54half of hospitals charge less
Highest$201.50in Michigan
Lowest saves$94.34vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health lowest Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI HC-Ophth Srvs Comp New Pt | $53.20 | $133.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $107.50 | $215.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $107.50 | $215.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI PR OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE NEW PT 1/> VST | $107.50 | $215.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI EYE EXAM NEW PT-FAC | $112.00 | $140.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB OPHTHY SERVICES COMPREHNSIVE NEW | $183.07 | $129.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB OPHTHY SERVICES COMPREHNSIVE NEW | $183.07 | $129.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI Fac Oph Svcs Medical Xm&Eval Compre New Pt 1/> Vst | $201.50 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
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 | 2 | $183.07 | $183.07 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 2 | $107.50 | $107.50 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $53.20 | $53.20 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $107.50 | $107.50 |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $201.50 | $201.50 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $201.50 | $201.50 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $201.50 | $201.50 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $112.00 | $112.00 |
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 eye exam, new patient is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Eye exam, new patient explained.
Comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient in other states
- Alabama$156.52, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$314.38, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$163.38, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$108.60
- California$245.28
- Colorado$130.15, 2 hospitals
- Connecticut$158.00, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$280.25, 2 hospitals
- Florida$481.65
- Georgia$207.01
- Idaho$121.00
- Illinois$132.00
- Indiana$388.16, 2 hospitals
- Iowa$233.10, 3 hospitals
- Kentucky$481.97
- Louisiana$73.28
- Maine$112.25, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$208.03
- Minnesota$130.05
- Mississippi$154.85
- Missouri$127.98
- Montana$221.60, 3 hospitals
- Nebraska$78.00, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$432.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$175.35, 4 hospitals
- New York$230.00
- North Dakota$121.30, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$256.60
- Oklahoma$287.85, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$159.25, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$152.80
- South Carolina$99.00, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$321.60
- Tennessee$100.28
- Texas$241.00
- Vermont$185.37, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$58.35, 1 hospital
- Washington$169.40
- West Virginia$170.00
- Wisconsin$130.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.