Blood glucose test cost in Detroit, MI

Prices at 3 hospitals in Detroit, MI, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $65 — 85% above the US median ($35), roughly 13.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $24 $6 ★ 1/5 170 min —
Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI $65 — — — —
Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI $111 — ★ 1/5 139 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)
$87
Cash / self-pay
$65
Insurer-negotiated
$6
Medicare pays
$5
$32$102
Median cash $65  ·  Medicare $5  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $65 — about 13.7× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $87 list price could save about $22 (25%).

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Doctors who perform this in Detroit

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Wasim Qazi, MDInternal MedicineDetroit, MI79
Gloria ChaneyFamily PracticeDetroit, MI72
Adjoa Denyo Zakhia, MBCHBPathologyDetroit, MI62
Gena Harrison, MDFamily PracticeDetroit, MI17

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