Strep throat test cost in Michigan

Prices at 65 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $47 — 18% below the US median ($58), roughly 2.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI $11 $17 ★ 1/5 152 min 15.0%
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $11 $16 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.2%
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $14 $12 70 min
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $16 $17 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.6%
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $16 $17 ★ 2/5 108 min 16.3%
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $16 $16 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.7%
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Southfield, MI $18 $14 ★ 4/5 192 min 14.2%
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $18 $14 ★ 3/5 195 min 15.2%
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $20 $17 134 min 15.1%
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $21 $17 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.6%
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $22 $86 ★ 4/5 94 min 14.7%
Forest Health Medical Center Ypsilanti, MI $28 $18
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $29 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.5%
McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI $34 $16 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.2%
Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette, MI $35 ★ 3/5 194 min 13.9%
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $35 $28 ★ 4/5 358 min 15.3%
Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital Muskegon, MI $37 $16 ★ 3/5 208 min 12.9%
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $38 $16 ★ 2/5 106 min 15.2%
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $41 $16 ★ 1/5 170 min 16.3%
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI $41 $16 ★ 2/5 186 min 14.6%
Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital Adrian, MI $41 $25 ★ 3/5 168 min 14.2%
Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital Monroe, MI $43 $19 ★ 1/5 162 min 16.7%
Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale, MI $44 $21 ★ 3/5 188 min 14.9%
McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI $46 $16 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.2%
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $46 $16 ★ 2/5 186 min 16.0%

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 August 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)
$73
Cash / self-pay
$47
Insurer-negotiated
$19
Medicare pays
$17
$17$90
Median cash $47  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $47 — about 2.9× the Medicare rate ($17). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $73 list price could save about $26 (35%).

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