Rapid flu test cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 20 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $7.99 to $73.92, with a median of $38.60. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health — $30.61 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $48.00 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 18 cities for code 87804, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Jun 28, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC | $7.99 | $17.00 | $15.49 | 53% | — source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Influenza POC | $11.60 | $23.20 | $9.05–$32.13 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI INFLUENZA B RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.87–$21.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI INFLUENZA A RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.87–$21.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI INFLUENZA B RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.87–$21.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 INFLUENZA B RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.06–$21.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 INFLUENZA B RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.06–$21.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 INFLUENZA A RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.06–$21.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 INFLUENZA A RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.06–$21.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI INFLUENZA A RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.87–$21.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 PR LAB IAAD BY IMMUNOASSAY W/ DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION INFLUEN | $22.84 | $76.00 | $13.51–$24.90 | 70% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB IAAD BY IMMUNOASSAY W/ DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION INFLUEN | $22.84 | $81.00 | $8.66–$58.20 | 72% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 PR LAB IAAD BY IMMUNOASSAY W/ DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION INFLUEN | $22.84 | $76.00 | $13.51–$24.21 | 70% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB IAAD BY IMMUNOASSAY W/ DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION INFLUEN | $22.84 | $81.00 | $8.66–$58.20 | 72% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 PR LAB IAAD BY IMMUNOASSAY W/ DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION INFLUEN | $22.84 | $76.00 | $13.51–$24.89 | 70% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB LAB IAAD BY IMMUNOASSAY W/ DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION INFLUEN | $22.84 | $81.00 | $13.51–$22.84 | 72% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI PR LAB IAAD BY IMMUNOASSAY W/ DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION INFLUEN | $22.84 | $76.00 | $13.51–$24.85 | 70% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB IAAD BY IMMUNOASSAY W/ DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION INFLUEN | $22.84 | $81.00 | $8.66–$58.20 | 72% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Influenza POC | $26.40 | $52.80 | $9.05–$28.64 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 INFLUENZA B | $36.30 | $72.60 | $9.05–$54.45 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 INFLUENZA A | $36.30 | $72.60 | $9.05–$54.45 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 INFLUENZA B ANTIGEN, EIA | $38.35 | $76.70 | $9.05–$57.53 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 INFLUENZA A ANTIGEN, EIA | $38.35 | $76.70 | $9.05–$57.53 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Influenza POC | $40.90 | $81.80 | $9.05–$51.05 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Lab Influenza Eia A Or B | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Lab Influenza Eia A Or B | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Lab Influenza Eia A Or B | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Lab Influenza Eia A Or B | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Lab Influenza Eia A Or B | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Influenza POC | $56.85 | $113.70 | $9.05–$44.94 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 INFLUENZA A&B AG SCR | $67.76 | $121.00 | $10.92–$23.87 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 INFLUENZA A&B AG SCR | $67.76 | $121.00 | $10.92–$23.87 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 INFLUENZA A&B AG SCR | $67.91 | $121.27 | $16.36–$23.87 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 INFLUENZA A&B AG SCR | $67.91 | $121.27 | $16.36–$23.87 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 INFLUENZA A&B AG SCR | $73.92 | $132.00 | $16.36–$23.87 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 INFLUENZA A&B AG SCR | $73.92 | $132.00 | $16.36–$23.87 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.99, median $38.60, highest $73.92 — a 9.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $56.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 rapid flu test checks a nose or throat swab for influenza within minutes. The code is billed once for each flu type tested, so a test for A and B may be billed twice.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the swab and the test for one flu type; tests for A and B may be billed twice.