Rapid flu test cost in Traverse City, MI
In Traverse City, MI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $39.95 to $59.50, with a median of $39.95. The lowest listed price is at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center and 1 other hospital. Across Michigan, the median is $48.00 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Apr 17, 2026 and Apr 17, 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 Traverse City, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center lowest Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 Influenza Screen POC | $39.95 | $47.00 | $11.67–$44.65 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital lowest Frankfort, MI · (231) 352-2200 Influenza Screen POC | $39.95 | $47.00 | $11.67–$44.65 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort, MI · (231) 352-2200 Influenza Assay w Optics | $41.65 | $49.00 | $11.67–$46.55 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort, MI · (231) 352-2200 Influenza A/B (POCT) | $41.65 | $49.00 | $11.67–$46.55 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort, MI · (231) 352-2200 87804 3442 | $41.65 | $49.00 | $11.67–$46.55 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 87804 3442 | $56.95 | $67.00 | $11.67–$63.65 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 Influenza Assay w Optics | $56.95 | $67.00 | $11.67–$63.65 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 Influenza A/B (POCT) | $56.95 | $67.00 | $11.67–$63.65 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 Influenza A/B (POCT) | $59.50 | $70.00 | $8.66–$71.42 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 87804 3442 | $59.50 | $70.00 | $8.66–$71.42 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 87804 INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC A UC | $62.90 | $74.00 | $8.66–$72.52 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 87804 INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC B UC | $62.90 | $74.00 | $8.66–$72.52 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 Influenza Screen POC | $62.90 | $74.00 | $8.66–$72.52 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 Influenza Assay w Optics | $62.90 | $74.00 | $8.66–$72.52 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 INFLUENZA ASSAY W/ OPTIC B | $62.90 | $74.00 | $8.66–$72.52 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 Influenza Assay W/ Optic Panel (N) | $62.90 | $74.00 | $8.66–$72.52 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $39.95, median $39.95, highest $59.50 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $39.95. 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 3 of 3 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.