Assay of prostaglandin at Henry Ford St John Hospital

22101 Moross Rd, Detroit, MI · Henry Ford Health · · NPI 1023088168

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 7, 2026

$176.40

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$315.00

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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.

$24.54 with PPOM vs $79.36 with AAA-AUTO INSURANCE — 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
PPOM 934_PPOM 20191001 $24.54 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS PPO 2059_SJMC BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20220401 $27.57 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS TRADITIONAL 2058_SJMC BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN TRADITIONAL 20220401 $27.57 ↓ -84%
PHCS POS 1311_PHCS POS 20201001 $34.05 ↓ -81%
PHCS PPO 1457_PHCS PPO 20201001 $34.05 ↓ -81%
HAP HMO 2174_SJMA HEALTH ALLIANCE HMO 20241001 $37.63 ↓ -79%
AHLIC 2163_AHLIC 20241001 $37.63 ↓ -79%
HAP HMO 2166_HEALTH ALLIANCE HMO 20241001 $37.63 ↓ -79%
HAP PREFERRED 2171_HAP PREFERRED (PHP) 20241001 $37.63 ↓ -79%
MEDICARE PACE 2278_SJMC SJMA PACE MEDICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $39.68 ↓ -78%
PRIORITY HMO 2010_PRIORITY HMO 20210701 $40.05 ↓ -77%
AMERIHEALTH VIP CARE 2273_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIHEALTH VIP CARE INPATIENT 20251001 $41.35 ↓ -77%
TRICARE 2211_TRICARE OP 20250101 $41.77 ↓ -76%
TRICARE 480_TRICARE IP 20170101 $41.77 ↓ -76%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 2279_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS NETWORK CONNECTED CARE HMO INPATIENT 20251001 $41.77 ↓ -76%
VETERANS CHOICE 2283_VETERANS CHOICE IP 20251001 $41.77 ↓ -76%
AETNA BETTER HEALTH 2272_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA BETTER HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $41.77 ↓ -76%
HARBOR ADVANTAGE HMO 2274_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HARBOR ADVANTAGE HMO INPATIENT 20251001 $41.77 ↓ -76%
HUMANA MCR 2275_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT 20251001 $42.19 ↓ -76%
MERIDIAN WELLCARE 2210_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERIDIAN WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $43.86 ↓ -75%
MOLINA ADVANTAGE 2281_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MOLINA INPATIENT 20251001 $43.86 ↓ -75%
MOLINA HEALTH LINK 2282_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MOLINA HEALTH LINK INPATIENT 20251001 $43.86 ↓ -75%
MCLAREN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO 2276_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MCLAREN INPATIENT 20251001 $43.86 ↓ -75%
MERIDIAN WELLCARE 2280_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERIDIAN WELLCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $43.86 ↓ -75%
MERIDIAN AMBETTER 2286_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERIDIAN AMBETTER INPATIENT 20251001 $52.21 ↓ -70%
MOLINA MARKET PLACE 2287_MOLINA MARKETPLACE INPATIENT 20251001 $52.21 ↓ -70%
SMARTHEALTH 2284_SMARTHEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $58.48 ↓ -67%
AAA-AUTO INSURANCE 2285_AAA-AUTO INSURANCE INPATIENT 20251001 $79.36 ↓ -55%

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Assay of prostaglandin at other Michigan hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr. $57.64 $31.67 – $81.45
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield $57.64 $31.67 – $68.09
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte $57.64 $31.67 – $68.09
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp $57.64 $34.09 – $284.11
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester $19.74 $22.56 – $79.36
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp $56.49 $20.45 – $88.55
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township $176.40 $24.54 – $79.36
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren $176.40 $24.54 – $79.36

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