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Tonsillectomy (age 12+) 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

$4,558.89

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.

$810.00

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.

$147.61 with United Healthcare vs $7,598.14 with Vitalcore — 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 $147.61 ↓ -97%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid-FAC $147.61 ↓ -97%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $147.61 ↓ -97%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $147.61 ↓ -97%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $147.61 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Child-FAC $147.61 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Adult-FAC $147.61 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Child-FAC $147.61 ↓ -97%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $147.61 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $150.56 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $150.56 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $153.51 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $153.51 ↓ -97%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $154.99 ↓ -97%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $154.99 ↓ -97%
ScriptGuideRX All Products $191.89 ↓ -96%
HAP Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO-NonPhysician-FAC $203.02 ↓ -96%
HAP Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO-NonPhysician-NONFAC $203.02 ↓ -96%
Humana Military Tricare-NonPhysician-NONFAC $205.78 ↓ -95%
Humana Military Tricare-NonPhysician-FAC $205.78 ↓ -95%
Humana Medicare Advantage-NP-FAC $225.91 ↓ -95%
Humana Medicare Advantage-Physician-NONFAC $225.91 ↓ -95%
Humana Medicare Advantage-NP-NONFAC $225.91 ↓ -95%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage-FAC $226.91 ↓ -95%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $226.91 ↓ -95%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products-FAC $234.07 ↓ -95%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products-NONFAC $234.07 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Medicare-Behavioral Health-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
HAP Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross BCN Medicare Advantage -NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Aetna Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
WellCare Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
HAP HAP Dual Products-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
HAP HAP Dual Products-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
McLaren Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
WellCare Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
HAP Medicare Advantage-Physician-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross BCN Medicare Advantage -FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
HAP Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
McLaren Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Adult-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Aetna Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Molina Dual Product-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Molina Dual Product-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
HAP Medicare Advantage-Physician-FAC $238.85 ↓ -95%
Humana Military Tricare-Physician-NONFAC $242.09 ↓ -95%
Humana Military Tricare $242.09 ↓ -95%
Humana Military Tricare-Physician-FAC $242.09 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Medicare-Behavioral Health-NONFAC $263.14 ↓ -94%
Humana Medicare Advantage-Physician-FAC $265.77 ↓ -94%
Vitalcore All Products-NONFAC $310.51 ↓ -93%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Child-NONFAC $324.00 ↓ -93%
Nomi All Products $334.39 ↓ -93%
HAP HAP HMO_AHL_Fully-Insured $347.74 ↓ -92%
Blue Cross GM Connected Care $374.84 ↓ -92%
HAP Self-Funded $394.85 ↓ -91%
Aetna All Products-NONFAC $408.23 ↓ -91%
Aetna All Products-FAC $411.49 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross BCBSM Commercial $414.36 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial-NONFAC $416.49 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial-FAC $416.49 ↓ -91%
HAP HAP HMO_AHL_Fully Insured $434.54 ↓ -90%
Priority Health All Products $474.49 ↓ -90%
Cofinity All Products $511.58 ↓ -89%
Priority Health Priority Cigna $521.94 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare All Products-Midlevel $558.36 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare All Products-Prof $730.63 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete $1,771.54 ↓ -61%
Meridian Medicaid HMO $1,771.54 ↓ -61%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid $1,771.54 ↓ -61%
McLaren Medicaid HMO $1,771.54 ↓ -61%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO $1,771.54 ↓ -61%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO $1,806.97 ↓ -60%
Molina Medicaid HMO $1,865.84 ↓ -59%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage $3,138.36 ↓ -31%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products $3,237.47 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Erickson Advantage $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
McLaren Medicare Advantage $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
Priority Health Dual Premier_HIDE-SNP $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
HAP HAP Dual Products $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
HAP Medicare Advantage $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare VACCN $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
Molina Dual MI Coordinated Health $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
WellCare Medicare Advantage $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP) $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross BCN Advantage $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,303.54 ↓ -28%
Humana Medicare Advantage $3,336.57 ↓ -27%
Aetna Dual Products $3,633.89 ↓ -20%
Priority Health Commercial $3,710.23 ↓ -19%
HAP Henry Ford Select -HPN commercial $3,964.24 ↓ -13%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian $4,459.78 ↓ -2%
Blue Cross BCBSM GM Connected Care $4,500.38 ↓ -1%
BCN HMO $6,213.11 ↑ +36%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial $6,213.11 ↑ +36%
United Healthcare UHC Commercial $7,103.00 ↑ +56%
Vitalcore All Products $7,598.14 ↑ +67%
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-PhD not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-MD not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-MA not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-RN not published by hospital

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Tonsillectomy (age 12+) at other Michigan hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp $4,558.89 $147.61 – $7,598.14
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield $4,558.89 $147.61 – $7,598.14
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte $4,558.89 $147.61 – $4,634.57
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids not published $2,258.70 – $5,946.37
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids not published $2,258.70 – $5,946.37
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75 not published $2,609.41 – $2,609.41
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville not published $2,035.34 – $5,946.37
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland not published $2,035.34 – $5,946.37

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