Allergy testing cost in Michigan

Prices at 32 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $15 — 42% below the US median ($26), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI $8 $856 ★ 3/5 181 min —
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $15 $4 ★ 1/5 169 min —
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $15 $4 ★ 3/5 157 min —
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $15 $4 ★ 2/5 178 min —
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $15 $4 ★ 3/5 261 min —
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $15 $4 ★ 2/5 186 min —
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $15 $4 ★ 2/5 103 min —
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $15 $4 ★ 2/5 231 min —
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $15 $4 ★ 1/5 172 min —
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $15 $4 — 72 min —
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $15 $4 ★ 5/5 119 min —
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $16 $6 ★ 2/5 190 min —
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $21 $37 ★ 4/5 345 min —
Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI $78 — — — —
Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital Standish, MI $106 $6 ★ 4/5 100 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$30
Cash / self-pay
$15
Insurer-negotiated
$6
Medicare pays
$4
$15$55
Median cash $15  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $15 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($4). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($7).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $30 list price could save about $15 (50%).

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