Michigan / Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center
CMS certification 230273 · Detroit, MI · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center: charges and Medicare payments
Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center reported 588 Medicare inpatient stays across 22 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.02 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Michigan, number 2 of 76 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.09×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 142 stays at an average charge of $118,851, 32% above the national average. It also billed 88 outpatient services, charging 12.83 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 588
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.02×
- 3Rank in MI (highest ratio = 1) 2 of 76
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 22 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center charged more than the national average in 15 (68%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 142 | $118,851 | +32% | $21,889 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 46 | $299,422 | -7% | $67,273 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 42 | $87,223 | +55% | $16,315 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 32 | $105,473 | +39% | $18,408 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 31 | $376,210 | +64% | $55,314 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 26 | $53,436 | -11% | $14,587 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 26 | $108,054 | +47% | $17,325 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 24 | $64,779 | +13% | $13,915 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 21 | $81,751 | +31% | $21,076 |
| 885 Psychoses | 21 | $67,391 | +53% | $16,803 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 19 | $112,758 | +32% | $21,839 |
| 917 Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with MCC | 18 | $69,324 | -7% | $16,970 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 17 | $145,486 | +46% | $21,877 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 17 | $157,717 | +67% | $27,346 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 17 | $56,950 | -5% | $14,586 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 16 | $60,719 | -8% | $16,849 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $57,161 | +54% | $10,150 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 13 | $44,577 | -9% | $10,579 |
| 004 Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis except... | 12 | $666,880 | +9% | $144,516 |
| 928 Full Thickness Burn with Skin Graft or Inhalation Injury... | 12 | $409,448 | +19% | $85,003 |
| 003 ECMO or Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal... | 11 | $802,073 | -24% | $186,881 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 11 | $68,525 | +68% | $11,714 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 88 | $24,963 | $2,444 |
Against the Michigan average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center charged $118,851 on average, 119% more than the Michigan average of $54,260, and was paid $21,889 against a state average of $17,096. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours (DRG 870), Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center charged $299,422 on average, 60% more than the Michigan average of $186,816, and was paid $67,273 against a state average of $58,000. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center charged $87,223 on average, 143% more than the Michigan average of $35,827, and was paid $16,315 against a state average of $11,565. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center charged $105,473 on average, 121% more than the Michigan average of $47,816, and was paid $18,408 against a state average of $13,931. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $24,963 was 63% above the state average of $15,355.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center in Detroit, MI, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2025-03-11 (CMS case 3179)
- Closure Notice — 2025-06-12 (CMS case 3179)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.