Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at Henry Ford Hospital

2799 West Grand Blvd, Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI · Henry Ford Health · · NPI 1134144801

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 28, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$1,247.13

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$975.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$59.21 with United Healthcare vs $6,624.00 with United Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Adult-FAC $59.21 ↓ -95%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid-FAC $59.21 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Child-FAC $59.21 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Adult-FAC $59.21 ↓ -95%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $59.21 ↓ -95%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $59.21 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Child-FAC $59.21 ↓ -95%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $59.21 ↓ -95%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $59.21 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $60.39 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $60.39 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $61.58 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $61.58 ↓ -95%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $62.17 ↓ -95%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $62.17 ↓ -95%
ScriptGuideRX All Products $76.97 ↓ -94%
HAP Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO-NonPhysician-FAC $82.40 ↓ -93%
Humana Military Tricare-NonPhysician-FAC $83.13 ↓ -93%
Humana Medicare Advantage-NP-FAC $91.26 ↓ -93%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage-FAC $92.09 ↓ -93%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products-FAC $95.00 ↓ -92%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
WellCare Medicare Advantage-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
Blue Cross BCN Medicare Advantage -FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Medicare-Behavioral Health-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
HAP HAP Dual Products-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
Aetna Medicare Advantage-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
HAP Medicare Advantage-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
HAP Medicare Advantage-Physician-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
McLaren Medicare Advantage-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
Molina Dual Product-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
Molina Medicare Advantage-FAC $96.94 ↓ -92%
Humana Military Tricare-Physician-FAC $97.80 ↓ -92%
Humana Military Tricare $97.80 ↓ -92%
Humana Medicare Advantage-Physician-FAC $107.36 ↓ -91%
Nomi All Products $135.72 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross GM Connected Care $150.99 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial-FAC $167.77 ↓ -87%
Aetna All Products-FAC $169.39 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Adult-NONFAC $181.26 ↓ -85%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $181.26 ↓ -85%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $181.26 ↓ -85%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Child-NONFAC $181.26 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Child-NONFAC $181.26 ↓ -85%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid-NONFAC $181.26 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Adult-NONFAC $181.26 ↓ -85%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $181.26 ↓ -85%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $181.26 ↓ -85%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $184.89 ↓ -85%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $184.89 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $188.51 ↓ -85%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $190.32 ↓ -85%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $190.32 ↓ -85%
Priority Health All Products $191.13 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $197.44 ↓ -84%
Priority Health Priority Cigna $210.24 ↓ -83%
Humana Military Tricare-NonPhysician-NONFAC $218.31 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare All Products-Midlevel $225.71 ↓ -82%
HAP Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO-NonPhysician-NONFAC $239.39 ↓ -81%
Humana Medicare Advantage-Physician-NONFAC $239.66 ↓ -81%
Humana Medicare Advantage-NP-NONFAC $239.66 ↓ -81%
Humana Military Tricare-Physician-NONFAC $245.00 ↓ -80%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $267.55 ↓ -79%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products-NONFAC $276.00 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Medicare-Behavioral Health-NONFAC $279.16 ↓ -78%
Aetna Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
HAP Medicare Advantage-Physician-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
HAP Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
WellCare Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
McLaren Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
Molina Dual Product-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
Molina Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
HAP HAP Dual Products-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
Blue Cross BCN Medicare Advantage -NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue-NONFAC $281.63 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare All Products-Prof $295.35 ↓ -76%
Vitalcore All Products-NONFAC $366.12 ↓ -71%
HAP HAP HMO_AHL_Fully-Insured $403.26 ↓ -68%
Aetna All Products-NONFAC $455.50 ↓ -63%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial-NONFAC $456.44 ↓ -63%
HAP Self-Funded $457.89 ↓ -63%
Blue Cross BCBSM Commercial $463.89 ↓ -63%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete $484.63 ↓ -61%
McLaren Medicaid HMO $484.63 ↓ -61%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid $484.63 ↓ -61%
Meridian Medicaid HMO $484.63 ↓ -61%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO $484.63 ↓ -61%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO $494.32 ↓ -60%
NFL Cigna All Products $507.00 ↓ -59%
Molina Medicaid HMO $510.42 ↓ -59%
Cigna Transplants Commercial $555.75 ↓ -55%
HAP HAP HMO_AHL_Fully Insured $582.37 ↓ -53%
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care ALL PRODUCTS $585.00 ↓ -53%
Humana Transplant Med Adv $633.75 ↓ -49%
Multiplan All Products $653.25 ↓ -48%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage $858.54 ↓ -31%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products $885.65 ↓ -29%
McLaren Medicare Advantage $903.72 ↓ -28%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $903.72 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross BCN Advantage $903.72 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue $903.72 ↓ -28%
HAP HAP Dual Products $903.72 ↓ -28%
HAP Medicare Advantage $903.72 ↓ -28%
Molina Dual MI Coordinated Health $903.72 ↓ -28%
Priority Health Dual Premier_HIDE-SNP $903.72 ↓ -28%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage $903.72 ↓ -28%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage $903.72 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare Erickson Advantage $903.72 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare VACCN $903.72 ↓ -28%
WellCare Medicare Advantage $903.72 ↓ -28%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP) $903.72 ↓ -28%
Humana Medicare Advantage $912.76 ↓ -27%
Blue Cross BCBSM GM Connected Care $975.00 ↓ -22%
Priority Health Commercial $975.00 ↓ -22%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial $975.00 ↓ -22%
BCN HMO $975.00 ↓ -22%
HAP Henry Ford Select -HPN commercial $975.00 ↓ -22%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian $975.00 ↓ -22%
Aetna Dual Products $994.10 ↓ -20%
Cofinity Commercial $1,594.00 ↑ +28%
Vitalcore All Products $2,078.56 ↑ +67%
Aetna Commercial $2,877.00 ↑ +131%
United Healthcare UHC Commercial $6,029.00 ↑ +383%
United Healthcare Baseline Benefit Plan $6,624.00 ↑ +431%
Interlink All Products not published by hospital
Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Medicaid HMO not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-MD not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-PhD not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-RN not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-MA not published by hospital

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Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at other Michigan hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids $1,591.00 $881.10 – $1,626.70
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont $1,591.00 $881.10 – $881.10
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet $2,009.00 not published
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph $2,009.00 $903.72 – $1,355.59
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids $1,768.00 $648.43 – $1,626.70
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids $1,768.00 $648.43 – $1,626.70
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75 $1,591.00 not published
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville $1,591.00 $881.10 – $1,626.70

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