Michigan / Munson Medical Center
CMS certification 230097 · Traverse City, MI · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Munson Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Munson Medical Center reported 3,734 Medicare inpatient stays across 129 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.92 times what it was paid — mid-range in Michigan, number 47 of 76 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.09×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 215 stays at an average charge of $31,702, 44% below the national average. It also billed 4,782 outpatient services, charging 4.46 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 3,734
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.92×
- 3Rank in MI (highest ratio = 1) 47 of 76
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 129 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Munson Medical Center charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 215 | $31,702 | -44% | $11,382 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 211 | $52,207 | -42% | $17,313 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 136 | $60,709 | -46% | $19,218 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 77 | $30,659 | -49% | $11,554 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 75 | $37,897 | -46% | $14,965 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 75 | $28,439 | -41% | $8,470 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 68 | $20,466 | -49% | $6,912 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 65 | $20,516 | -43% | $6,571 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 64 | $35,534 | -44% | $9,874 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 64 | $88,292 | -23% | $16,599 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 58 | $43,743 | -57% | $18,374 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 58 | $107,086 | -53% | $42,638 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 51 | $106,418 | -35% | $26,425 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 48 | $33,360 | -40% | $9,012 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 48 | $22,711 | -54% | $8,409 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 46 | $57,398 | -43% | $18,214 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 46 | $178,037 | -20% | $42,782 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 46 | $46,716 | -61% | $21,167 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 46 | $18,890 | -50% | $7,081 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 45 | $215,287 | -24% | $55,251 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 45 | $45,665 | -40% | $14,125 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 44 | $91,696 | -57% | $38,728 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 42 | $45,447 | -47% | $16,309 |
| 885 Psychoses | 42 | $30,436 | -31% | $12,279 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 41 | $73,620 | -34% | $20,373 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 39 | $43,724 | -57% | $18,146 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 39 | $19,666 | -47% | $7,875 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 39 | $28,271 | -58% | $11,957 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 38 | $67,498 | -57% | $27,759 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 38 | $30,661 | -46% | $10,654 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 36 | $37,645 | -35% | $10,597 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 36 | $27,214 | -59% | $13,133 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 36 | $22,242 | -45% | $7,948 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 35 | $36,210 | -51% | $14,310 |
| 242 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with MCC | 34 | $116,638 | -27% | $30,900 |
| 516 Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R.... | 32 | $55,190 | -46% | $17,531 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 31 | $66,053 | -50% | $22,069 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 30 | $20,839 | -54% | $7,513 |
| 813 Coagulation Disorders | 29 | $26,720 | -67% | $13,598 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 28 | $29,578 | -41% | $7,089 |
| 233 Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open... | 28 | $151,473 | -61% | $67,922 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 28 | $66,224 | -52% | $25,542 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 28 | $23,958 | -53% | $10,157 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 27 | $18,283 | -53% | $7,065 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 27 | $71,600 | -55% | $29,978 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 27 | $21,725 | -54% | $8,899 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 27 | $28,252 | -42% | $8,717 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 26 | $122,067 | -47% | $39,964 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 26 | $17,838 | -62% | $8,341 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 26 | $40,783 | -56% | $16,226 |
| 219 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures... | 25 | $158,431 | -60% | $67,153 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 24 | $28,027 | -38% | $8,603 |
| 493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and... | 24 | $50,738 | -57% | $21,797 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 23 | $17,807 | -54% | $7,155 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 23 | $27,384 | -55% | $11,659 |
| 023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 22 | $138,665 | -51% | $49,622 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 22 | $99,612 | -42% | $29,423 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 22 | $44,593 | -52% | $14,741 |
| 086 Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with CC | 21 | $27,550 | -60% | $12,236 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 21 | $26,041 | -49% | $9,755 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 129 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Michigan average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Munson Medical Center charged $31,702 on average, 12% less than the Michigan average of $35,827, and was paid $11,382 against a state average of $11,565. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Munson Medical Center charged $52,207 on average, 4% less than the Michigan average of $54,260, and was paid $17,313 against a state average of $17,096. For Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac Catheterization with MCC (DRG 286), Munson Medical Center charged $60,709 on average, 6% less than the Michigan average of $64,742, and was paid $19,218 against a state average of $20,533. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Munson Medical Center charged $30,659 on average, 14% less than the Michigan average of $35,850, and was paid $11,554 against a state average of $11,562. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $1,438 was 36% below the state average of $2,258. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $4,324 was 57% below the state average of $10,114. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $14,668 was 4% below the state average of $15,355. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $5,434 was 26% below the state average of $7,344.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, MI, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2023-04-06 (CMS case 1251)
- Closure Notice — 2023-08-07 (CMS case 1251)
- Warning Notice — 2025-04-21 (CMS case 3876)
- Closure Notice — 2025-05-08 (CMS case 3876)
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.