AST liver test cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 95 hospitals publish a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $4.55 to $100.30, with a median of $22.00. The lowest price is at Mercy Health Saint Marys (Grand Rapids). The highest price is 22.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $22.00, is 44% below the US median of $39.09.
- That is 4.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- Michigan ranks 6th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 25 of 95 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 84450. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.55Mercy Health Saint Marys
Median$22.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$100.30in Michigan
Lowest saves$17.45vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Saint Marys lowest Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC External Ast/Sgot | $4.55 | $7.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SGOT | $5.64 | $12.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI NASH FIBROSURE SGOT-LC | $6.16 | $11.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI NASH FIBROSURE SGOT-LC | $6.16 | $11.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI NASH FIBROSURE SGOT-LC | $6.72 | $12.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Haptoglobin | $6.74 | $26.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB AST/SGOT | $7.15 | $34.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB AST/SGOT | $7.15 | $34.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB Haptoglobin | $8.00 | $32.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Haptoglobin | $8.00 | $32.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB Haptoglobin | $8.00 | $32.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Haptoglobin | $8.00 | $32.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SGOT; BASIC MULTI | $8.40 | $15.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SGOT; BASIC MULTI | $8.40 | $15.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Caro Region Caro · Caro, MI AST | $8.45 | $16.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| HealthSource Saginaw Saginaw · Saginaw, MI AST (SGOT) | $9.00 | $9.00 | Jan 6, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI AST | $9.90 | $19.80 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids · Big Rapids, MI Hc Ast | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Ast | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC AST | $15.00 | $15.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Ast | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont · Fremont, MI Hc Ast | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Ast | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington · Ludington, MI Hc Ast | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Reed City · Reed City, MI Hc Ast | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Ast | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI AST (SGOT) | $15.00 | $15.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI AST Fluid | $15.75 | $31.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI AST Fluid | $16.20 | $32.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI AST Fluid | $16.75 | $33.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe · Bad Axe, MI AST Fluid | $17.00 | $34.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI TRANSTERASE AST(SGOT) | $17.25 | $23.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Holland Community Hospital Holland · Holland, MI Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $17.40 | $29.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI AST | $18.10 | $36.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI AST Fluid | $18.75 | $37.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette · Marlette, MI Ast (Ot) | $19.50 | $26.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI HC-Lab-Ast (Sgot) POC | $19.60 | $49.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC AST | $20.00 | $20.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI TRANSTERASE AST(SGOT) | $20.25 | $27.00 | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI AST Fluid | $20.80 | $41.60 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI TRANSTERASE AST(SGOT) | $21.75 | $29.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC AST | $22.00 | $22.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Ast | $22.00 | $22.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Ast | $22.00 | $22.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC AST | $22.00 | $22.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC AST | $22.00 | $22.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC AST | $22.00 | $22.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Ast | $22.00 | $22.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC AST | $22.00 | $22.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Ast (Ot) | $23.56 | $31.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MP - SGOT | $23.95 | $47.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti · Ypsilanti, MI HC Ast/Sgot | $24.05 | $37.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Chelsea Chelsea · Ann Arbor, MI HC Ast/Sgot | $24.05 | $37.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Ast/Sgot | $24.05 | $37.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Ast/Sgot | $24.05 | $37.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Ast/Sgot | $24.05 | $37.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City · Cass City, MI Ast (Ot) | $24.18 | $31.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Beacon Allegan Allegan · Holland, MI SGOT/AST | $24.62 | $50.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Eaton Rapids Medical Center Eaton Rapids · Lansing-East Lansing, MI SGOT | $24.63 | $49.25 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sturgis Hospital Sturgis · Sturgis, MI SGOT/AST | $25.35 | $39.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI AST Fluid | $25.70 | $51.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI **NASH AST | $26.00 | $26.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center Saint Ignace · Saint Ignace, MI Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $27.60 | $46.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale · Hillsdale, MI SGOT / AST | $28.05 | $33.00 | Jan 23, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI TRANSTERASE AST(SGOT) | $28.50 | $38.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI TRANSTERASE AST(SGOT) | $28.50 | $38.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus Shelby · Shelby, MI HC Ast/Sgot | $31.85 | $49.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI HC Ast/Sgot | $31.85 | $49.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska · Traverse City, MI Aspartate aminotransferase | $34.00 | $40.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Forest Health Medical Center Ypsilanti · Ann Arbor, MI SGOT TRANSFERASE ASP AMINO | $35.92 | $35.92 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Newberry · Newberry, MI Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $36.23 | $57.50 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Manistee · Manistee, MI Aspartate aminotransferase | $36.55 | $43.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital Gaylord · Gaylord, MI Aspartate aminotransferase | $36.55 | $43.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie Memorial Hospital Sandusky · Sandusky, MI AST SGOT | $37.60 | $47.00 | May 31, 2025 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Cadillac · Cadillac, MI Aspartate aminotransferase | $39.10 | $46.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE | $39.20 | $49.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Cooper Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG AST (OT) | $39.90 | $57.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG AST (OT) | $39.90 | $57.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Grayling · Grayling, MI Aspartate aminotransferase | $39.95 | $47.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort · Traverse City, MI Aspartate aminotransferase | $39.95 | $47.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Transferase; aspartate amino (AST) (SGOT) | $40.43 | $67.38 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City · Traverse City, MI Aspartate aminotransferase | $40.80 | $48.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI AST Fluid | $42.50 | $85.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Harbor Beach Community Hospital Harbor Beach · Harbor Beach, MI AST/SGOT | $43.50 | $58.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Charlevoix · Charlevoix, MI Aspartate aminotransferase | $44.20 | $52.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI Fac Transferase (Ast) (Sgot) | $47.45 | $73.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI Fac Transferase (Ast) (Sgot) | $47.45 | $73.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI Fac Transferase (Ast) (Sgot) | $47.45 | $73.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet · Niles, MI Hc Ast | $50.00 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph · Niles, MI HC AST | $50.00 | $50.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette · Marquette, MI Transferase; aspartate amino (AST) (SGOT) | $50.53 | $84.22 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Health Three Rivers · Sturgis, MI SGOT AST Blood | $55.25 | $85.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI SGOT (AST) | $56.00 | $56.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI SGOT/AST | $84.80 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Transferase; aspartate amino (AST) (SGOT) | $100.30 | $167.17 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 30 | $5.64 | $21.88 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 11 | $4.55 | $15.00 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 5 | $6.74 | $8.00 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3 | $19.60 | $24.05 |
| Saginaw, MI | 3 | $9.00 | $39.90 |
| Traverse City, MI | 3 | $34.00 | $39.95 |
| Holland, MI | 2 | $17.40 | $21.01 |
| Houghton, MI | 2 | $47.45 | $73.88 |
| Marquette, MI | 2 | $40.43 | $45.48 |
| Niles, MI | 2 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Sturgis, MI | 2 | $25.35 | $40.30 |
| Bad Axe, MI | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $25.70 | $25.70 |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Caro, MI | 1 | $8.45 | $8.45 |
| Cass City, MI | 1 | $24.18 | $24.18 |
| Charlevoix, MI | 1 | $44.20 | $44.20 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $39.10 | $39.10 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $23.56 | $23.56 |
| Fremont, MI | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $18.75 | $18.75 |
| Gaylord, MI | 1 | $36.55 | $36.55 |
| Grayling, MI | 1 | $39.95 | $39.95 |
| Harbor Beach, MI | 1 | $43.50 | $43.50 |
| Hillsdale, MI | 1 | $28.05 | $28.05 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $47.45 | $47.45 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $47.45 | $47.45 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Manistee, MI | 1 | $36.55 | $36.55 |
| Marlette, MI | 1 | $19.50 | $19.50 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1 | $31.85 | $31.85 |
| Newberry, MI | 1 | $36.23 | $36.23 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $84.80 | $84.80 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $16.20 | $16.20 |
| Reed City, MI | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Saint Ignace, MI | 1 | $27.60 | $27.60 |
| Sandusky, MI | 1 | $37.60 | $37.60 |
| Shelby, MI | 1 | $31.85 | $31.85 |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 1 | $24.05 | $24.05 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What AST liver test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: AST liver test explained.
AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test in other states
- Alabama$34.05
- Alaska$53.00
- Arizona$26.80
- Arkansas$18.52
- California$45.36
- Colorado$59.92
- Connecticut$27.85
- Delaware$84.00
- District of Columbia$58.73, 3 hospitals
- Florida$54.60
- Georgia$31.20
- Hawaii$50.05
- Idaho$36.90
- Illinois$55.00
- Indiana$29.00
- Iowa$42.80
- Kansas$35.85
- Kentucky$62.25
- Louisiana$19.54
- Maine$32.60
- Maryland$5.75
- Massachusetts$35.00
- Minnesota$50.01
- Mississippi$27.30
- Missouri$46.63
- Montana$50.35
- Nebraska$61.42
- Nevada$60.90
- New Hampshire$52.68
- New Jersey$5.96
- New Mexico$61.39
- New York$24.00
- North Carolina$45.50
- North Dakota$41.40
- Ohio$25.20
- Oklahoma$37.49
- Oregon$28.50
- Pennsylvania$36.20
- Puerto Rico$19.15
- Rhode Island$34.00
- South Carolina$44.40
- South Dakota$74.50
- Tennessee$26.70
- Texas$51.70
- Utah$120.30
- Vermont$63.00
- Virginia$49.70
- Washington$42.40
- West Virginia$30.50
- Wisconsin$47.45
- Wyoming$24.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.