Rapid strep test cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $10.50 to $102.40, with a median of $59.00. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia and 1 other hospital — $48.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $53.55 at 89 hospitals.
- The median here, $59.00, is about the same as the US median of $59.00.
- That is 3.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.53).
- Grand Rapids, MI ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Michigan by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 87880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and May 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.50 | $21.00 | $13.69–$16.53 | 50% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson lowest Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.50 | $21.00 | $16.53 | 50% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB Strep a Assay W/Optic File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11.75 | $47.00 | $235.75–$763.83 | 75% |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Infectious Agent Antigen Immunoassay Direct Optical Observation Streptococcus A File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $47.45 | $73.00 | $9.04–$74.12 | 35% |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 HC RAPID STREP SCREEN File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $59.00 | $59.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Helen Devos Childrens Hospital Grand Rapids, MI HC RAPID STREP SCREEN File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $59.00 | $59.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Rapid Strep Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $59.00 | $59.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Rapid Strep Screen+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $59.00 | $59.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Rapid Strep Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $59.00 | $59.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Rapid Strep Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $59.00 | $59.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 HC RAPID STREP SCREEN File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $66.00 | $66.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings, MI · (269) 945-3451 HC RAPID STREP SCREEN File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $66.00 | $66.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 HC RAPID STREP SCREEN File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $66.00 | $66.00 | — | — |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 RAPID STREP SCREEN File of Apr 22, 2026 · source file | $102.40 | $128.00 | $11.95–$113.02 | 20% |
Outpatient: lowest $10.50, median $59.00, highest $102.40 — a 9.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $59.00. 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 4 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 2 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 rapid strep test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid strep test explained.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87880 ($60.00). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MIHB Strep a Assay W/Optic | $5.00 | file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MIIaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $5.25 | file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MIIaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $5.25 | file |