Rapid flu test cost in Detroit, MI — inpatient
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 10 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen) as an inpatient: from $16.80 to $73.92, with a median of $56.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health and 1 other hospital — $39.20 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $48.00 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 10 cities for code 87804, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 INFLUENZA B RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.06–$21.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Novi, MI INFLUENZA A RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.87–$21.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Novi, MI INFLUENZA A RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.87–$21.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Novi, MI INFLUENZA B RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.87–$21.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Novi, MI INFLUENZA B RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.87–$21.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 INFLUENZA A RAPID TEST | $16.80 | $30.00 | $10.06–$21.56 | 44% | — 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 Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 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 |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Lab Influenza Eia A Or B | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — 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 Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 INFLUENZA A&B AG SCR | $73.92 | $132.00 | $16.36–$23.87 | 44% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $16.80, median $56.00, highest $73.92 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $38.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 5 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 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.