Crystal identification light microscopy 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

$24.48

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.

$66.00

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.

$3.34 with United Healthcare vs $49.30 with Cofinity — 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 All Products-Midlevel $3.34 ↓ -86%
McLaren Medicaid HMO $3.83 ↓ -84%
Meridian Medicaid HMO $3.83 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete $3.83 ↓ -84%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO $3.83 ↓ -84%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid $3.83 ↓ -84%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO $3.91 ↓ -84%
Molina Medicaid HMO $4.14 ↓ -83%
Humana Military Tricare $5.98 ↓ -76%
Blue Cross BCBSM GM Connected Care $6.08 ↓ -75%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage $6.96 ↓ -72%
Priority Health Dual Premier_HIDE-SNP $7.33 ↓ -70%
HAP Medicare Advantage $7.33 ↓ -70%
HAP HAP Dual Products $7.33 ↓ -70%
Molina Dual MI Coordinated Health $7.33 ↓ -70%
McLaren Medicare Advantage $7.33 ↓ -70%
WellCare Medicare Advantage $7.33 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare VACCN $7.33 ↓ -70%
Blue Cross BCN Advantage $7.33 ↓ -70%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage $7.33 ↓ -70%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $7.33 ↓ -70%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP) $7.33 ↓ -70%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage $7.33 ↓ -70%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue $7.33 ↓ -70%
Humana Medicare Advantage $7.40 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare All Products-Prof $7.61 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial $7.68 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross BCBSM Commercial $7.68 ↓ -69%
BCN HMO $7.68 ↓ -69%
Aetna Dual Products $8.06 ↓ -67%
HAP Henry Ford Select -HPN commercial $8.80 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare UHC Commercial $8.80 ↓ -64%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian $9.90 ↓ -60%
United Healthcare Baseline Benefit Plan $10.56 ↓ -57%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Child-NONFAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Child-NONFAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Child-FAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Adult-NONFAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Adult-FAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Adult-FAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Adult-NONFAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Child-FAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid-FAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid-NONFAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $11.29 ↓ -54%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $11.52 ↓ -53%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $11.52 ↓ -53%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $11.52 ↓ -53%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $11.52 ↓ -53%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $11.74 ↓ -52%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $11.74 ↓ -52%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $11.74 ↓ -52%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $11.85 ↓ -52%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $11.85 ↓ -52%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $11.85 ↓ -52%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $11.85 ↓ -52%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $12.68 ↓ -48%
Aetna Commercial $12.79 ↓ -48%
Nomi All Products $14.29 ↓ -42%
ScriptGuideRX All Products $14.68 ↓ -40%
Humana Medicare Advantage-NP-FAC $14.89 ↓ -39%
Humana Medicare Advantage-NP-NONFAC $14.89 ↓ -39%
HAP Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO-NonPhysician-FAC $15.08 ↓ -38%
HAP Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO-NonPhysician-NONFAC $15.08 ↓ -38%
Humana Military Tricare-Physician-FAC $15.95 ↓ -35%
Humana Military Tricare-NonPhysician-FAC $15.95 ↓ -35%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $16.85 ↓ -31%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage-FAC $16.85 ↓ -31%
HAP HAP HMO_AHL_Fully Insured $16.92 ↓ -31%
United Healthcare Medicare-Behavioral Health-NONFAC $17.34 ↓ -29%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products-NONFAC $17.39 ↓ -29%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products-FAC $17.39 ↓ -29%
Humana Medicare Advantage-Physician-FAC $17.51 ↓ -28%
Humana Medicare Advantage-Physician-NONFAC $17.51 ↓ -28%
Aetna Medicare Advantage-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
HAP Medicare Advantage-Physician-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
McLaren Medicare Advantage-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
McLaren Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
HAP Medicare Advantage-Physician-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
HAP Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
HAP Medicare Advantage-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Molina Dual Product-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Molina Dual Product-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
HAP HAP Dual Products-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
HAP HAP Dual Products-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Molina Medicare Advantage-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Molina Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross BCN Medicare Advantage -NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross BCN Medicare Advantage -FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Aetna Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare Medicare-Behavioral Health-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
WellCare Medicare Advantage-FAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
WellCare Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $17.74 ↓ -28%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products $19.60 ↓ -20%
Aetna All Products-NONFAC $20.45 ↓ -16%
Aetna All Products-FAC $20.61 ↓ -16%
HAP Self-Funded $22.69 ↓ -7%
Vitalcore All Products-NONFAC $23.06 ↓ -6%
HAP HAP HMO_AHL_Fully-Insured $24.26 ↓ -1%
Vitalcore All Products $24.50 ↑ +0%
Blue Cross GM Connected Care $25.41 ↑ +4%
NFL Cigna All Products $25.48 ↑ +4%
Priority Health Commercial $25.78 ↑ +5%
Priority Health All Products $26.59 ↑ +9%
Cigna Transplants Commercial $27.93 ↑ +14%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial-FAC $28.23 ↑ +15%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial-NONFAC $28.23 ↑ +15%
Priority Health Priority Cigna $29.25 ↑ +19%
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care ALL PRODUCTS $29.40 ↑ +20%
Humana Transplant Med Adv $31.85 ↑ +30%
Cofinity All Products $32.05 ↑ +31%
Multiplan All Products $32.83 ↑ +34%
Cofinity Commercial $49.30 ↑ +101%
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-MA 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 Erickson Advantage not published by hospital
Interlink All Products not published by hospital
Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Medicaid HMO not published by hospital

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Crystal identification light microscopy at other Michigan hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids $104.00 $6.60 – $13.19
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont $104.00 $6.96 – $6.96
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet $32.00 $7.33 – $11.00
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph $32.00 $7.33 – $22.17
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids $104.00 $6.96 – $50.78
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids $104.00 $6.96 – $50.78
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75 $104.00 $6.96 – $6.96
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville $104.00 $6.96 – $13.19

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