Hemoglobin test cost in Chicago, IL — inpatient
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 35 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test as an inpatient: from $4.20 to $89.00, with a median of $17.50. The lowest listed price is at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital — $13.30 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $32.20 at 105 hospitals.
Cash prices at 35 facilities across 24 cities for code 85018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$4.20John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital
Median$17.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$89.00in this market
Difference21.2×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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $4.20Highest $98.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital lowest Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 HEMOGLOBIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4.20 | $6.00 | $0.72–$4.80 | 30% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Hemoglobin File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $5.85 | $9.00 | $1.47–$4.82 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Hemoglobin File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $5.85 | $9.00 | $1.47–$4.82 | 35% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Hemoglobin File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.52 | $21.00 | $2.12–$16.80 | 64% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Hemoglobin File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.56 | $28.00 | $2.12–$109.00 | 73% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Hemoglobin File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.67 | $36.00 | $1.87–$109.00 | 79% |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HEMOGLOBIN OFFICE PERFORMED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.00 | $9.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HEMOGLOBIN OFFICE PERFORMED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.00 | $9.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HEMOGLOBIN OFFICE PERFORMED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.00 | $9.00 | — | — |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 Total Hemoglobin File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $9.99 | $29.38 | $19.10 | 66% |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center one side Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 Co-Ox RT Total Hemoglobin BCE File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $9.99 | $29.38 | $19.10 | 66% |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC HEMOGLOBIN+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $12.87 | $39.00 | $2.37–$9.53 | 67% |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 363-6700 HEMOGLOBIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.77 | $15.77 | — | — |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 363-6700 ISTAT HEMOGLOBIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.52 | $16.52 | — | — |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 POC HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $17.50 | $35.00 | $15.30–$28.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 POC HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $17.50 | $35.00 | $15.30–$31.50 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 POC HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $17.50 | $35.00 | $15.30–$28.00 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL POC HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $17.50 | $35.00 | $15.30–$28.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 POC HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $17.50 | $35.00 | $15.30–$28.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL POC HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $17.50 | $35.00 | $15.30–$28.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 POC HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $17.50 | $35.00 | $15.30–$28.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 POC HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $17.50 | $35.00 | $15.30–$28.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL POC HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $17.50 | $35.00 | $15.30–$28.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 POC HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $17.50 | $35.00 | $15.30–$28.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 POC HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $17.50 | $35.00 | $15.30–$28.00 | 50% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Hemoglobin File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $18.06 | $70.00 | $70.00 | 74% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 Total Hemoglobin File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $19.25 | $56.63 | $36.81 | 66% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital one side Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 Co-Ox RT Total Hemoglobin BCE File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $19.25 | $56.63 | $36.81 | 66% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $21.85–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $21.85–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $21.85–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $21.85–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $21.85–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $21.85–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $21.85–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $21.85–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $21.85–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $21.85–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 HEMOGLOBIN File of Nov 4, 2025 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $21.85–$45.00 | 50% |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 CHG BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $33.62 | $44.83 | — | 25% |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 Hemoglobin File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $34.42 | $101.23 | $65.80 | 66% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 Hemoglobin File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $34.42 | $101.23 | $65.80 | 66% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Total Hemoglobin+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $8.64–$28.36 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Hemoglobin POC+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $8.64–$28.36 | 35% |
| Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center Crystal Lake, IL · (792) 220-5500 CHG BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $34.73 | $46.31 | — | 25% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Blood Count; Hemoglobin-Laf File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $39.00 | $39.00 | — | — |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 Hemoglobin+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $41.40 | $115.00 | $27.60–$96.60 | 64% |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB HEMOGLOBIN* (P)+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB HEMOCUE HEMOGLOB. ER+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB TOTAL HEMOGLOBIN+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | — |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Total Hemoglobin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $54.00 | $54.00 | — | — |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 HEMOGLOBIN File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $58.96 | $73.70 | — | 20% |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD POC+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $90.00 | $33.30–$3,678.00 | 30% |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC HEMOGLOBIN (HGB) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $66.00 | $66.00 | — | — |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC HEMOGLOBIN (HGB) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $66.00 | $66.00 | — | — |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Blood Count; Hemoglobin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Blood Count; Hemoglobin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $98.00 | $98.00 | — | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Inpatient: lowest $4.20, median $17.50, highest $89.00 — a 21.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 53 facilities here, median $17.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 20 of 23 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 85018 ($24.03). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, ILHC HEMOGLOBIN | $2.00 | file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, ILHC HEMOGLOBIN | $2.00 | file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, ILHC HEMOGLOBIN | $2.00 | file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, ILHC HEMOGLOBIN | $2.00 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.