Lab tests CPT 85018 Outpatient

Hemoglobin test cost in Beaumont, TX

In Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $39.93 to $151.85, with a median of $39.93. The lowest listed price is at CHRISTUS West Beaumont and 4 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $47.00 at 287 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 85018, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 13, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$39.93CHRISTUS West Beaumont + 4 more
Median$39.93half pay less
Highest$151.85in this market
Difference3.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.

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Lowest $39.93Highest $151.85

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
CHRISTUS West Beaumont lowest Beaumont, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 85018 HEMOGLOBIN $39.93 $121.00 $1.19–$102.85 67% Jan 13, 2026
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CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange lowest Orange, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 85018 HEMOGLOBIN $39.93 $121.00 $1.19–$102.85 67% Jan 13, 2026
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Christus Health Southeast Texas lowest Port Arthur, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 85018 HEMOGLOBIN $39.93 $121.00 $1.19–$102.85 67% Jan 13, 2026
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Southeast Texas Orthopedic Specialty Center lowest Port Arthur, TX HC 85018 HEMOGLOBIN $39.93 $121.00 $1.19–$102.85 67% Jan 13, 2026
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Christus Health Southeast Texas lowest Beaumont, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 85018 HEMOGLOBIN $39.93 $121.00 $1.19–$102.85 67% Jan 13, 2026
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Christus Health Southeast Texas Beaumont, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 85018 HEMOGLOBIN .3 $49.17 $149.00 $1.19–$126.65 67% Jan 13, 2026
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CHRISTUS West Beaumont Beaumont, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 85018 HEMOGLOBIN .3 $49.17 $149.00 $1.19–$126.65 67% Jan 13, 2026
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Christus Health Southeast Texas Port Arthur, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 85018 HEMOGLOBIN .3 $49.17 $149.00 $1.19–$126.65 67% Jan 13, 2026
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CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange Orange, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 85018 HEMOGLOBIN .3 $49.17 $149.00 $1.19–$126.65 67% Jan 13, 2026
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Southeast Texas Orthopedic Specialty Center Port Arthur, TX HC 85018 HEMOGLOBIN .3 $49.17 $149.00 $1.19–$126.65 67% Jan 13, 2026
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Pam Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont Beaumont, TX Hemoglobin $151.85 $151.85 $1.78–$129.07 — Aug 6, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $39.93, median $39.93, highest $151.85 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $151.85. 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 5 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 it is

A hemoglobin test measures the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells. It is used to check for anemia or bleeding and to follow treatment.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 85018 ($24.60). 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.

The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Port Arthur, TXHEMOGLOBIN $2.32 file
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Port Arthur, TXRL HEMOGLOBIN $2.32 file