Hemoglobin test cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $2.87 to $49.02, with a median of $6.62. The lowest listed price is at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital — $3.75 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $14.43 at 96 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 85018, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital lowest Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 HEMOGLOBIN | $2.87 | $3.38 | $1.58–$3.38 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital lowest Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 HGB LAB | $2.87 | $3.38 | $1.58–$3.38 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Hemoglobin and Hematocrit | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Hemoglobin - Hemoglobin | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Hemoglobin - POCT Hemoglobin | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Hemoglobin - Additional Charge | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Hemoglobin - Hemoglobin, Blood Gases | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Hemoglobin - POCT Hemoglobin | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Hemoglobin - Additional Charge | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb Hemoglobin | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Hemoglobin - Hemoglobin, Blood Gases | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Hemoglobin - Hemoglobin, Blood Gases | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Hemoglobin and Hematocrit | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Hemoglobin - Additional Charge | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Hemoglobin - Hemoglobin | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Hemoglobin - POCT Hemoglobin | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb Hemoglobin | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Hemoglobin - Hemoglobin | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb Hemoglobin | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Hemoglobin and Hematocrit | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.07–$10.00 | — | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 BLOOD COUNT; HEMOGLOBIN | $7.24 | $10.34 | $2.25–$3.22 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 HEMOGLOBIN | $10.09 | $26.36 | $1.78–$35.99 | 62% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 HEMOGLOBIN | $10.40 | $14.85 | $2.25–$3.22 | 30% | — source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Hemoglobin Blood Gas | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Hemoglobin Poc | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Hemoglobin Manual Poct-T9 | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Hemoglobin | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Hemoglobin Poct | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Hemoglobin | $49.02 | $49.02 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY G6Pd Hgb | $56.42 | $56.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2.87, median $6.62, highest $49.02 — a 17.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $6.00. 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.