Specialist consult, extended cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes: from $37.25 to $394.00, with a median of $225.73. The lowest price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson (Carson City) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 10.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $225.73, is 3% above the US median of $219.70.
- Michigan ranks 18th of 35 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 12 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 99244. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$37.25University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson + 3 more
Median$225.73half of hospitals charge less
Highest$394.00in Michigan
Lowest saves$188.48vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson lowest Carson City · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB Office Consultation | $37.25 | $149.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton lowest St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Office Consultation | $37.25 | $149.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton lowest Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Office Consultation | $37.25 | $149.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB Office Consultation | $37.25 | $149.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI OFFICE CONSULT MOD LEVEL-FAC | $112.00 | $140.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Office Consultation | $172.25 | $689.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie Memorial Hospital Sandusky · Sandusky, MI OFFICE CONSULT MOD-HI 60 MIN | $279.20 | $349.00 | May 31, 2025 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI Fac Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Mod Mdm 40 Minutes | $320.45 | $493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI Fac Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Mod Mdm 40 Minutes | $320.45 | $493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI Fac Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Mod Mdm 40 Minutes | $320.45 | $493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Cadillac · Cadillac, MI Office Consult Level 4 99244 | $358.70 | $422.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI OP CONSULT (COMP MODERATE) | $394.00 | $394.00 | Jun 23, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $37.25 | $37.25 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 2 | $37.25 | $37.25 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $358.70 | $358.70 |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $320.45 | $320.45 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $320.45 | $320.45 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $320.45 | $320.45 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $394.00 | $394.00 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $112.00 | $112.00 |
| Sandusky, MI | 1 | $279.20 | $279.20 |
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 specialist consult, extended is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consult, extended explained.
Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$160.39
- Alaska$516.36, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$133.25
- Arkansas$135.20
- California$202.50
- Colorado$144.31
- Connecticut$500.00
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$45.60
- Georgia$673.00
- Hawaii$389.68, 2 hospitals
- Idaho$286.41, 3 hospitals
- Illinois$242.50
- Indiana$242.20
- Iowa$294.40
- Kansas$266.05
- Kentucky$170.40
- Louisiana$152.01
- Maine$64.17
- Maryland$495.90, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$237.00
- Minnesota$197.79
- Mississippi$159.56
- Missouri$267.25
- Montana$387.41
- Nebraska$338.88, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$352.50, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$80.50, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$47.30
- New Mexico$339.94, 2 hospitals
- New York$298.91
- North Dakota$323.80
- Ohio$147.33
- Oklahoma$96.48
- Oregon$462.00
- Pennsylvania$260.00
- Puerto Rico$783.25, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$246.83
- South Dakota$461.10, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$162.32
- Vermont$213.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$459.62, 4 hospitals
- Washington$252.70
- West Virginia$99.25
- Wisconsin$320.45
- Wyoming$248.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.