Triglycerides test cost in Grand Rapids, MI — inpatient
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 8 hospitals list a cash price for triglycerides blood test as an inpatient: from $5.95 to $45.60, with a median of $18.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health Saint Marys — $12.05 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $18.00 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 cities for code 84478, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Saint Marys lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Warde 3721550 Triglycerides File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $5.95 | $9.16 | $1.70–$35.52 | 35% |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Warde 3600254 Triglycerides Body Fluid File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $7.34 | $11.30 | $1.70–$35.52 | 35% |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 TRIGLYCERIDES source file | $8.55 | $8.55 | $3.08–$29.07 | — |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Triglyceride+1 more line at this price source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Triglyceride source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Triglyceride source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Triglyceride source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Triglycerides Body Fluid+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $29.90 | $46.00 | $1.70–$46.00 | 35% |
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Grand Rapids, MI HCHG TRIGLYCERIDE BODY FLUID+1 more line at this price source file | $44.00 | $44.00 | $27.79–$42.11 | — |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 TRIGLYCERIDE+2 more lines at this price source file | $45.60 | $57.00 | $4.16–$50.33 | 20% |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 TRIGLYCERIDES PERITONEAL FLUID source file | $59.20 | $74.00 | $4.16–$65.34 | 20% |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 TRIGLYCERIDE source file | $62.00 | $62.00 | $3.08–$29.07 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $5.95, median $18.00, highest $45.60 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $18.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A triglycerides test measures a type of fat in the blood. It is usually part of a lipid panel and is ordered alone to follow very high levels or treatment.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84478 ($41.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MIHC Warde Triglycerides Pleural Fluid | $1.92 | file |