Michigan / Up Health System - Marquette
CMS certification 230054 · Marquette, MI · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Up Health System - Marquette: charges and Medicare payments
Up Health System - Marquette reported 836 Medicare inpatient stays across 38 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.96 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Michigan, number 3 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: 95 stays at an average charge of $76,897, 15% below the national average. It also billed 1,655 outpatient services, charging 9.37 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 836
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.96×
- 3Rank in MI (highest ratio = 1) 3 of 76
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 38 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Up Health System - Marquette charged more than the national average in 11 (29%). 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 | 95 | $76,897 | -15% | $17,802 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 56 | $43,050 | -24% | $11,868 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 51 | $58,190 | -23% | $14,041 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 40 | $46,250 | -23% | $11,950 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 39 | $193,734 | -15% | $46,826 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 38 | $100,368 | 0% | $18,676 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 32 | $121,443 | +6% | $16,336 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 27 | $34,002 | -30% | $8,866 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 23 | $34,615 | -4% | $6,704 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 23 | $210,912 | +24% | $31,042 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 22 | $132,284 | -5% | $26,384 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 20 | $114,884 | +23% | $16,931 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 19 | $122,761 | +20% | $18,781 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 19 | $37,521 | -24% | $9,327 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 18 | $89,887 | -10% | $20,907 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 17 | $55,092 | -22% | $15,071 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 17 | $46,925 | -7% | $8,240 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 17 | $57,473 | +1% | $10,829 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 16 | $178,354 | +9% | $26,419 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $44,666 | -39% | $14,732 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 15 | $39,326 | -29% | $9,474 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 15 | $52,103 | -9% | $11,055 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 15 | $184,181 | -17% | $42,833 |
| 483 Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper... | 15 | $131,060 | +4% | $22,574 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 14 | $58,665 | -8% | $9,689 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 14 | $140,486 | +13% | $24,062 |
| 039 Extracranial Procedures without CC/MCC | 13 | $63,246 | -1% | $10,078 |
| 270 Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with MCC | 13 | $265,558 | +2% | $48,732 |
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 13 | $207,007 | +45% | $27,046 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 13 | $44,421 | -26% | $11,891 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 12 | $38,071 | -25% | $9,885 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 12 | $190,462 | -11% | $41,423 |
| 521 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 12 | $132,507 | -2% | $22,274 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 11 | $24,247 | -38% | $7,247 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 11 | $43,703 | +9% | $7,084 |
| 516 Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R.... | 11 | $63,013 | -38% | $14,941 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 11 | $29,456 | -28% | $8,082 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 11 | $81,134 | -17% | $18,210 |
Outpatient services
Against the Michigan average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Up Health System - Marquette charged $76,897 on average, 42% more than the Michigan average of $54,260, and was paid $17,802 against a state average of $17,096. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Up Health System - Marquette charged $43,050 on average, 20% more than the Michigan average of $35,827, and was paid $11,868 against a state average of $11,565. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Up Health System - Marquette charged $58,190 on average, 22% more than the Michigan average of $47,816, and was paid $14,041 against a state average of $13,931. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Up Health System - Marquette charged $46,250 on average, 29% more than the Michigan average of $35,850, and was paid $11,950 against a state average of $11,562. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $2,344 was 4% above the state average of $2,258. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $28,867 was 88% above the state average of $15,355. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $10,769 was 6% above the state average of $10,114. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $26,336 was 52% above the state average of $17,272.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Up Health System - Marquette in Marquette, MI, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-05-11 (CMS case 1252)
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-10 (CMS case 3714)
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-18 (CMS case 5218)
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.