Esophagoscopy retro balloon at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital:

2333 Biddie Avenue, Wyandotte, MI · Henry Ford Health · · NPI 1992725352

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

$2,638.57

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.

$2,218.00

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.

$143.78 with Meridian vs $4,397.62 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
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $143.78 ↓ -95%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $143.78 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Child-FAC $143.78 ↓ -95%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $143.78 ↓ -95%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $143.78 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Adult-FAC $143.78 ↓ -95%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid-FAC $143.78 ↓ -95%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $146.66 ↓ -94%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $146.66 ↓ -94%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $149.53 ↓ -94%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $149.53 ↓ -94%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $150.97 ↓ -94%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $150.97 ↓ -94%
ScriptGuideRX All Products $162.47 ↓ -94%
HAP Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO-NonPhysician-FAC $203.12 ↓ -92%
HAP Medicare Advantage-NonPhysician-FAC $203.12 ↓ -92%
Humana Military Tricare-NonPhysician-FAC $206.56 ↓ -92%
Humana Medicare Advantage-NP-FAC $226.77 ↓ -91%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage-FAC $227.02 ↓ -91%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products-FAC $234.19 ↓ -91%
Aetna Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
Molina Dual Product-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
Molina Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
McLaren Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare Medicare-Behavioral Health-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross BCN Medicare Advantage -FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
WellCare Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
Humana Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
HAP Medicare Advantage-Physician-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
HAP Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
HAP HAP Dual Products-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage-FAC $238.97 ↓ -91%
Humana Military Tricare-Physician-FAC $243.01 ↓ -91%
Humana Military Tricare $243.01 ↓ -91%
Humana Medicare Advantage-Physician-FAC $266.79 ↓ -90%
Vitalcore All Products-FAC $310.66 ↓ -88%
Cofinity All Products $333.56 ↓ -87%
Nomi All Products $334.56 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross GM Connected Care $368.61 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial-FAC $409.57 ↓ -84%
Priority Health All Products $466.59 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare All Products-Midlevel $472.78 ↓ -82%
Priority Health Priority Cigna $513.25 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare All Products-Prof $565.97 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Child-NONFAC $799.82 ↓ -70%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $799.82 ↓ -70%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid-NONFAC $799.82 ↓ -70%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $799.82 ↓ -70%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $799.82 ↓ -70%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $799.82 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Adult-NONFAC $799.82 ↓ -70%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $805.64 ↓ -69%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $815.82 ↓ -69%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $815.82 ↓ -69%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $831.81 ↓ -68%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $839.81 ↓ -68%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $839.81 ↓ -68%
Humana Medicare Advantage-NP-NONFAC $973.71 ↓ -63%
Humana Medicare Advantage-Physician-NONFAC $973.71 ↓ -63%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid $1,025.33 ↓ -61%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO $1,025.33 ↓ -61%
Meridian Medicaid HMO $1,025.33 ↓ -61%
McLaren Medicaid HMO $1,025.33 ↓ -61%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO $1,045.84 ↓ -60%
HAP Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO-NonPhysician-NONFAC $1,046.95 ↓ -60%
HAP Medicare Advantage-NonPhysician-NONFAC $1,046.95 ↓ -60%
HAP HAP HMO_AHL_Fully Insured $1,061.09 ↓ -60%
Molina Medicaid HMO $1,079.90 ↓ -59%
United Healthcare Medicare-Behavioral Health-NONFAC $1,134.20 ↓ -57%
HAP Self-Funded $1,153.14 ↓ -56%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $1,170.12 ↓ -56%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products-NONFAC $1,207.08 ↓ -54%
McLaren Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
Aetna Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
Blue Cross BCN Medicare Advantage -NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
HAP HAP Dual Products-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
HAP Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
HAP Medicare Advantage-Physician-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
Molina Dual Product-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
Molina Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
WellCare Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)-NONFAC $1,231.71 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare Baseline Benefit Plan $1,352.98 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare UHC Commercial $1,352.98 ↓ -49%
Multiplan All Products $1,486.06 ↓ -44%
Cofinity Commercial $1,503.80 ↓ -43%
HAP HAP HMO_AHL_Fully-Insured $1,603.58 ↓ -39%
Blue Cross BCBSM GM Connected Care $1,807.70 ↓ -31%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage $1,816.41 ↓ -31%
BCN HMO $1,861.60 ↓ -29%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial $1,861.60 ↓ -29%
Blue Cross BCBSM Commercial $1,861.60 ↓ -29%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial-NONFAC $1,862.50 ↓ -29%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products $1,873.77 ↓ -29%
Aetna All Products-NONFAC $1,908.54 ↓ -28%
Priority Health Dual Premier_HIDE-SNP $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
HAP Medicare Advantage $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
WellCare Medicare Advantage $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare VACCN $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
McLaren Medicare Advantage $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare Erickson Advantage $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP) $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross BCN Advantage $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
HAP HAP Dual Products $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
Molina Dual MI Coordinated Health $1,912.01 ↓ -28%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,931.13 ↓ -27%
Aetna Dual Products $2,103.21 ↓ -20%
Priority Health Commercial $2,218.00 ↓ -16%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian $2,218.00 ↓ -16%
HAP Henry Ford Select -HPN commercial $2,294.41 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial $2,877.00 ↑ +9%
Vitalcore All Products $4,397.62 ↑ +67%
Carelon Behavioral Health Behavioral Health not published by hospital
Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Medicaid HMO 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-MD not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-MA not published by hospital

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Esophagoscopy retro balloon at other Michigan hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr. $2,638.57 $143.78 – $2,218.00
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield $2,638.57 $143.78 – $4,397.62
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp $2,638.57 $143.78 – $4,397.62
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids not published $1,508.42 – $3,441.61
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont not published $1,508.42 – $1,508.42
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph not published $1,912.01 – $2,868.01
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids not published $1,089.23 – $3,441.61
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids not published $1,089.23 – $3,441.61

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