Michigan / Mclaren Flint

CMS certification 230141 · Flint, MI · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list

Mclaren Flint: charges and Medicare payments

Mclaren Flint reported 2,352 Medicare inpatient stays across 84 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.41 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Michigan, number 25 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: 189 stays at an average charge of $51,647, 43% below the national average. It also billed 1,713 outpatient services, charging 7.9 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 2,352
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.41×
3Rank in MI (highest ratio = 1) 25 of 76
4CMS price-transparency actions 4

Average charge per stay at Mclaren Flint, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 84 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Mclaren Flint charged more than the national average in 3 (4%). 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	189	$51,647	-43%	$16,748
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	169	$35,980	-53%	$13,406
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	136	$24,805	-56%	$11,238
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	62	$31,168	-48%	$11,439
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	60	$45,581	-35%	$14,197
884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability	46	$23,766	-62%	$13,702
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	45	$129,187	-44%	$39,804
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	44	$52,724	-47%	$16,730
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	44	$34,579	-38%	$9,159
274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC	43	$133,452	-15%	$27,392
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	41	$19,590	-51%	$7,145
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	40	$17,379	-52%	$6,650
281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC	38	$25,533	-49%	$7,922
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	38	$91,933	-20%	$15,678
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	38	$38,399	-36%	$11,324
682 Renal Failure with MCC	38	$33,547	-49%	$12,949
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	37	$29,976	-38%	$8,825
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	35	$25,501	-56%	$10,831
321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	35	$111,687	-32%	$24,000
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	35	$50,388	-41%	$15,342
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	35	$20,211	-47%	$7,365
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	32	$31,962	-56%	$14,092
312 Syncope and Collapse	31	$20,086	-56%	$7,586
603 Cellulitis without MCC	30	$17,663	-53%	$7,926
069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic	29	$21,191	-58%	$6,980
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC	29	$22,628	-55%	$9,764
637 Diabetes with MCC	28	$27,743	-58%	$11,594
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	27	$27,756	-46%	$10,139
101 Seizures without MCC	26	$18,568	-62%	$7,961
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	26	$21,087	-43%	$7,116
683 Renal Failure with CC	26	$19,921	-51%	$7,915
287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	25	$27,249	-57%	$9,544
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	25	$74,672	-26%	$16,218
313 Chest Pain	24	$13,532	-66%	$6,309
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	24	$25,078	-49%	$9,036
252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC	23	$105,599	-38%	$27,684
023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns...	22	$240,529	-14%	$48,030
552 Medical Back Problems without MCC	22	$21,683	-56%	$9,436
267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	21	$286,077	+29%	$41,019
394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC	21	$20,643	-56%	$8,287
638 Diabetes with CC	20	$19,084	-54%	$7,728
283 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with MCC	19	$50,224	-51%	$16,664
175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale	18	$33,377	-49%	$11,391
299 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with MCC	18	$32,442	-57%	$13,894
236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC	17	$119,838	-43%	$34,101
282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC	17	$17,090	-61%	$6,363
286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	17	$53,475	-52%	$18,500
305 Hypertension without MCC	17	$21,131	-47%	$6,689
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC	17	$31,905	-44%	$11,234
811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC	17	$39,902	-41%	$12,305
981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis...	17	$162,341	-25%	$40,380
253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC	16	$93,498	-29%	$22,076
039 Extracranial Procedures without CC/MCC	15	$57,303	-10%	$10,239
228 Other Cardiothoracic Procedures with MCC	15	$212,339	-15%	$41,955
300 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with CC	15	$32,741	-34%	$9,417
391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	15	$29,763	-51%	$11,307
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...	15	$74,213	-20%	$15,672
163 Major Chest Procedures with MCC	14	$141,052	-33%	$35,912
242 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with MCC	14	$161,944	+1%	$29,299
310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC	14	$16,709	-42%	$5,531

Showing the 60 most frequent of 84 DRGs.

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	220	$10,075	$3,017
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	138	$5,657	$1,521
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	113	$65,957	$10,248
Comprehensive Observation Services	109	$10,821	$2,435
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	89	$71,033	$11,984
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	76	$6,701	$1,773
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	68	$49,846	$5,041
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	65	$22,335	$2,958
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	61	$96,441	$10,023
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	57	$13,835	$3,275
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	51	$11,061	$1,913
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	49	$30,444	$4,861
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	41	$11,144	$2,637
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	41	$14,930	$3,129
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	38	$22,486	$5,420
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	35	$28,520	$6,126
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	34	$18,346	$3,581
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	34	$27,427	$6,411
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures	33	$36,758	$5,288
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures	33	$138,010	$21,627
Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures	31	$318,849	$29,869
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures	30	$147,746	$16,437
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures	28	$11,656	$2,937
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures	27	$5,556	$1,510
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	27	$23,783	$3,518

Against the Michigan average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Mclaren Flint charged $51,647 on average, 5% less than the Michigan average of $54,260, and was paid $16,748 against a state average of $17,096. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Mclaren Flint charged $35,980 on average, 25% less than the Michigan average of $47,816, and was paid $13,406 against a state average of $13,931. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Mclaren Flint charged $24,805 on average, 31% less than the Michigan average of $35,827, and was paid $11,238 against a state average of $11,565. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Mclaren Flint charged $31,168 on average, 13% less than the Michigan average of $35,850, and was paid $11,439 against a state average of $11,562. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $10,075 was 42% below the state average of $17,272. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $5,657 was 23% below the state average of $7,344. For Level 3 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5193), its average charge of $65,957 was 23% above the state average of $53,702. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $10,821 was 30% below the state average of $15,355.

Price-transparency record

CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Mclaren Flint in Flint, MI, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:

Met Requirements — 2023-07-17 (CMS case 1263)
Met Requirements — 2025-04-09 (CMS case 3694)
Met Requirements — 2025-05-20 (CMS case 4627)
Met Requirements — 2025-06-16 (CMS case 5179)

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.