Michigan / Surgeons Choice Medical Center
CMS certification 230301 · Southfield, MI · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Surgeons Choice Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Surgeons Choice Medical Center reported 154 Medicare inpatient stays across 5 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.09 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Michigan, number 76 of 76 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.09×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 556, Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without MCC: 65 stays at an average charge of $7,347, 82% below the national average. It also billed 497 outpatient services, charging 6.12 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 154
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.09×
- 3Rank in MI (highest ratio = 1) 76 of 76
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 5 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Surgeons Choice 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556 Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal System and Connective... | 65 | $7,347 | -82% | $5,874 |
| 561 Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue... | 35 | $7,346 | -77% | $5,704 |
| 945 Rehabilitation with CC/MCC | 25 | $7,822 | -86% | $10,406 |
| 948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC | 15 | $7,057 | -81% | $5,773 |
| 946 Rehabilitation without CC/MCC | 14 | $6,516 | -82% | $7,274 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 143 | $13,695 | $2,810 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 134 | $11,284 | $1,678 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 101 | $10,349 | $1,404 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 73 | $23,005 | $6,115 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 16 | $10,533 | $1,428 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 16 | $10,728 | $2,253 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 14 | $34,408 | $11,371 |
Against the Michigan average
For Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without MCC (DRG 556), Surgeons Choice Medical Center charged $7,347 on average, 66% less than the Michigan average of $21,644, and was paid $5,874 against a state average of $7,381. For Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without CC/MCC (DRG 561), Surgeons Choice Medical Center charged $7,346 on average, 47% less than the Michigan average of $13,984, and was paid $5,704 against a state average of $6,310. For Rehabilitation with CC/MCC (DRG 945), Surgeons Choice Medical Center charged $7,822 on average, 57% less than the Michigan average of $18,176, and was paid $10,406 against a state average of $9,902. For Signs and Symptoms without MCC (DRG 948), Surgeons Choice Medical Center charged $7,057 on average, 72% less than the Michigan average of $24,791, and was paid $5,773 against a state average of $7,608. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $13,695 was 22% below the state average of $17,487. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $11,284 was 9% above the state average of $10,315. For Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5112), its average charge of $10,349 was 11% above the state average of $9,325. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $23,005 was 28% below the state average of $32,152.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Surgeons Choice Medical Center in Southfield, MI, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2026-03-30 (CMS case 7366)
- CAP Request — 2026-07-07 (CMS case 7366)
- Closure Notice — 2026-07-28 (CMS case 7366)
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.