Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) at Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital

47601 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI · Henry Ford Health · · NPI 1144210253

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

$22.40

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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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$40.00

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.

$10.02 with HARBOR HEALTH MCD vs $23.83 with SMART HEALTH — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
HARBOR HEALTH MCD 1243_SJPR MEDICAID REPLEACEMENT HARBOR HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $10.02 ↓ -55%
HEALTH PLAN OF MI MEDICAID HMO 1262_SJPK,SJPR MEDICAID REPLACEMENT MERIDIAN HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $10.02 ↓ -55%
MOLINA HEALTH 1264_SJPK,SJPR MEDICAID REPLACEMENT MOLINA HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $10.02 ↓ -55%
MEDICAID REPLACEMENT 1242_SJPR MEDICAID HMO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $10.02 ↓ -55%
MEDICAID 1263_SJPK,SJPR MI MEDICAID OUTPATIENT 20250101 $10.02 ↓ -55%
OMNICARE MEDICAID HMO 1239_SJPK MEDICAID REPLEACEMENT OMNICARE OUTPATIENT HMO 20250101 $10.02 ↓ -55%
HARBOR HEALTH MCD 1240_SJPK MEDICAID REPLEACEMENT HARBOR HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $10.02 ↓ -55%
BLUE CAID MICHIGAN 1266_SJPK,SJPR MEDICAID REPLACEMENT BLUE CAID OF MICHIGAN OUTPATIENT 20250101 $10.02 ↓ -55%
JVHL - MEDICAID REPLACEMENT 1245_SJPK,SJPR MEDICAID REPLACEMENT HMO JVHL OUTPATIENT 20250101 $10.02 ↓ -55%
GREAT LAKES- UHC COMMUNITY PLAN 1247_SJPK,SJPR MEDICAID REPLACEMENT GREAT LAKES HEALTH PLAN OUTPATIENT 20250101 $10.02 ↓ -55%
TOTAL HEALTH CARE 1246_SJPK,SJPR MEDICAID REPLACEMENT TOTAL HEALTH CARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $10.02 ↓ -55%
MEDICAID REPLACEMENT 1241_SJPK MEDICAID HMO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $10.02 ↓ -55%
OMNICARE MEDICAID HMO 1244_SJPR MEDICAID REPLEACEMENT OMNICARE OUTPATIENT HMO 20250101 $10.02 ↓ -55%
AMERIHEALTH VIP CARE MCR 1254_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIHEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $14.85 ↓ -34%
AMERIHEALTH VIP CARE MCR 1174_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIHEALTH INPATIENT 20241001 $17.10 ↓ -24%
VETERANS CHOICE 1256_VA OPTUM HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $17.27 ↓ -23%
AETNA MEDICARE 1171_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20241001 $17.27 ↓ -23%
AETNA MEDICARE 1255_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $17.27 ↓ -23%
AUTO INSURANCE 1219_SJPK,SJPR AUTO INSURANCE INPATIENT 20241001 $17.27 ↓ -23%
AUTO INSURANCE 1257_SJPK,SJPR AUTO INSURANCE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $17.27 ↓ -23%
HEALTH PLAN OF MI MEDICAID HMO 1083_SJPK,SJPR MERIDIAN HEALTH INPATIENT 20211001 $17.27 ↓ -23%
JVHL - MCR REPLACEMENT 1180_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE JVHL INPATIENT 20241001 $17.27 ↓ -23%
JVHL - MCR REPLACEMENT 1251_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE JVHL OUTPATIENT 20250101 $17.27 ↓ -23%
JVHL - MEDICAID REPLACEMENT 1079_SJPK,SJPR MEDICAID HMO JVHL INPATIENT 20211001 $17.27 ↓ -23%
MCR REPLACEMENT 1183_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO INPATIENT 20241001 $17.27 ↓ -23%
MCR REPLACEMENT 1253_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO OUTPATIENT 20250101 $17.27 ↓ -23%
VETERANS CHOICE 1230_VA OPTUM HEALTH INPATIENT 20241001 $17.27 ↓ -23%
HUMANA MCR 1177_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT 20241001 $17.44 ↓ -22%
HUMANA MCR 1252_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $17.44 ↓ -22%
MERIDIAN WELLCARE 1250_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERIDIAN WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $18.13 ↓ -19%
MOLINA ADVANTAGE 1192_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MOLINA INPATIENT 20241001 $18.13 ↓ -19%
MOLINA ADVANTAGE 1249_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MOLINA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $18.13 ↓ -19%
MERIDIAN WELLCARE 1189_SJPK,SJPR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERIDIAN WELLCARE INPATIENT 20241001 $18.13 ↓ -19%
HAP ALLIANCE HEALTH 1212_SJPK,SJPR AHLIC 20241001 $18.98 ↓ -15%
HAP HMO POS 1217_SJPK,SJPR HAP HMO 20241001 $18.98 ↓ -15%
AETNA 1203_SJPK,SJPR AETNA PPO 20241001 $20.51 ↓ -8%
MOLINA MARKETPLACE 1259_SJPK,SJPR MOLINA MARKETPLACE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $21.59 ↓ -4%
MERIDIAN AMBETTER 1258_SJPK,SJPR MERIDIAN AMBETTER OUTPATIENT 20250101 $21.59 ↓ -4%
MOLINA MARKETPLACE 1223_SJPK,SJPR MOLINA MARKETPLACE INPATIENT 20241001 $21.59 ↓ -4%
MERIDIAN AMBETTER 1221_SJPK,SJPR MERIDIAN AMBETTER INPATIENT 20241001 $21.59 ↓ -4%
HAP PREFERRED 1210_SJPK,SJPR HAP PREFERRED 20241001 $22.38 ↓ -0%
SMART HEALTH 1261_SJPK,SJPR SMART HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $23.83 ↑ +6%
SMART HEALTH 1227_SJPK,SJPR SMART HEALTH INPATIENT 20241001 $23.83 ↑ +6%

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Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) at other Michigan hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr. $23.83 $9.03 – $77.62
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield $23.83 $9.03 – $73.25
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte $23.83 $9.03 – $28.15
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp $23.83 $9.03 – $28.15
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids not published $15.54 – $31.09
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont not published $16.41 – $16.41
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet not published $17.27 – $25.90
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph not published $17.27 – $25.90

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