Michigan / Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital
CMS certification 230059 · Grand Rapids, MI · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital reported 1,179 Medicare inpatient stays across 45 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.54 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Michigan, number 57 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: 278 stays at an average charge of $39,445, 56% below the national average. It also billed 1,460 outpatient services, charging 5.53 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,179
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.54×
- 3Rank in MI (highest ratio = 1) 57 of 76
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 45 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital charged more than the national average in 1 (2%). 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 | 278 | $39,445 | -56% | $18,292 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 72 | $33,257 | -41% | $12,484 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 38 | $34,406 | -40% | $13,957 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 37 | $116,716 | -49% | $46,047 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 36 | $31,312 | -48% | $12,946 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 33 | $43,118 | -43% | $15,184 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 33 | $25,646 | -48% | $9,704 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 32 | $20,453 | -58% | $9,756 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 28 | $41,473 | -41% | $15,850 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 28 | $40,824 | -44% | $16,185 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 26 | $30,622 | -45% | $10,286 |
| 652 Kidney Transplant | 24 | $207,972 | -38% | $44,706 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 22 | $28,073 | -53% | $12,314 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 22 | $47,979 | -49% | $16,218 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 21 | $18,718 | -55% | $9,024 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 21 | $18,159 | -55% | $9,128 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 20 | $23,898 | -51% | $9,838 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 19 | $20,915 | -59% | $8,658 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 19 | $25,074 | -38% | $9,605 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 19 | $49,954 | -20% | $19,820 |
| 092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC | 18 | $24,714 | -52% | $10,388 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 17 | $22,505 | -51% | $9,893 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 17 | $34,183 | -48% | $13,894 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 16 | $69,102 | -31% | $20,756 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 16 | $17,330 | -52% | $7,666 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 16 | $18,924 | -49% | $8,672 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 16 | $59,843 | +26% | $13,768 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 15 | $20,001 | -60% | $10,711 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 15 | $33,464 | -50% | $11,972 |
| 885 Psychoses | 15 | $14,992 | -66% | $12,834 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 14 | $42,232 | -25% | $14,948 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 14 | $57,042 | -43% | $18,442 |
| 023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 13 | $136,947 | -51% | $57,590 |
| 091 Other Disorders of Nervous System with MCC | 13 | $32,448 | -61% | $16,444 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 13 | $60,673 | -49% | $22,070 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 13 | $40,613 | -52% | $17,289 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 13 | $16,918 | -57% | $8,947 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 13 | $21,658 | -56% | $9,861 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 13 | $17,419 | -53% | $8,206 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 13 | $53,053 | -46% | $17,839 |
| 948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC | 13 | $19,970 | -48% | $8,264 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 12 | $114,811 | -59% | $59,801 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 11 | $35,099 | -63% | $16,904 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 11 | $64,004 | -43% | $22,805 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 11 | $31,003 | -40% | $10,234 |
Outpatient services
Against the Michigan average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital charged $39,445 on average, 27% less than the Michigan average of $54,260, and was paid $18,292 against a state average of $17,096. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital charged $33,257 on average, 7% less than the Michigan average of $35,827, and was paid $12,484 against a state average of $11,565. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital charged $34,406 on average, 9% less than the Michigan average of $37,617, and was paid $13,957 against a state average of $11,581. For Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC (DRG 853), Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital charged $116,716 on average, 14% less than the Michigan average of $135,217, and was paid $46,047 against a state average of $42,176. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $5,586 was 24% below the state average of $7,344. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $15,409 was 11% below the state average of $17,272. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $10,596 was 5% above the state average of $10,114. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $16,120 was 3% above the state average of $15,679.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-07-20 (CMS case 1703)
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-09 (CMS case 3565)
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-03 (CMS case 4796)
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-18 (CMS case 5173)
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.