COVID-19 PCR test cost in Grand Rapids, MI — inpatient
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test) as an inpatient: from $193.00 to $217.50, with a median of $217.50. The lowest listed price is at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital — $24.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $70.81 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 87635, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI HCHG INFECTIOUS AGENT NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFIED PROBE SARS-COV-2/COVID-19 | $193.00 | $193.00 | $121.88–$184.70 | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Novel Covid-19 Detect Agent Dna Quant | $217.50 | $217.50 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Novel Covid-19 Detect Agent Dna Quant | $217.50 | $217.50 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Novel Covid-19 Detect Agent Dna Quant | $217.50 | $217.50 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Novel Covid-19 Detect Agent Dna Quant | $217.50 | $217.50 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Novel Covid-19 Detect Agent Dna Quant | $217.50 | $217.50 | — | — | — source file |
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Grand Rapids, MI HC INFECTIOUS AGENT NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFIED PROBE SARS-COV-2/COVID-19 | $375.00 | $375.00 | $236.81–$358.88 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $193.00, median $217.50, highest $217.50 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $217.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
This is the lab (PCR or similar amplification) test for the virus that causes COVID-19. It is more sensitive than a rapid antigen test and is often required before some procedures or travel.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test on a swab sample; the collection may be billed separately.