Hemoglobin test cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 25 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $10.85 to $337.00, with a median of $151.63. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $140.78 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $39.39 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 10 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 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC TOTAL HEMOGLOBIN (THB) File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $10.85 | $31.00 | $2.37–$17.36 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC HEMOGLOBIN - POC+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $11.05 | $31.56 | $2.37–$17.67 | 65% |
| National Jewish Health Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC HEMOGLOBIN source file | $16.80 | $24.00 | $2.37–$20.40 | 30% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=HEMOGLOBIN FETAL-PUBS POC File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $20.80 | $32.00 | $3.20–$29.44 | 35% |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Denver Westminster, CO Hemoglobin File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $23.70 | $23.70 | $1.78–$20.15 | — |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Denver Denver, CO Hemoglobin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $39.39 | $39.39 | — | — |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness Englewood, CO Hemoglobin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $39.39 | $39.39 | — | — |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=HEMOGLOBIN File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $66.95 | $103.00 | $10.30–$94.76 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB HEMOGLOBIN+1 more line at this price File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $78.00 | $120.00 | $12.00–$110.40 | 35% |
| Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC HEMOGLOBIN File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $104.68 | $274.75 | $2.01–$247.28 | 62% |
| Spalding at Psl Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 Blood count; hemoglobin (Hgb) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $135.04 | $135.04 | $2.37–$121.54 | — |
| HCA Healthone Spalding Rehabilitation Aurora, CO Blood count; hemoglobin (Hgb) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $135.04 | $135.04 | $2.37–$59.69 | — |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC HEMOGLOBIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $151.63 | $151.63 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC HEMOGLOBIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $151.63 | $151.63 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC HEMOGLOBIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $151.63 | $151.63 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC HEMOGLOBIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $151.63 | $151.63 | — | — |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=GALACTOSEMIA CLASSIC PANEL HEMOGLOBIN File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $176.15 | $271.00 | $27.10–$249.32 | 35% |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 HEMOGLOBIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $176.17 | $176.17 | $26.78–$158.55 | — |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 HEMOGLOBIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $176.17 | $176.17 | $26.78–$158.55 | — |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 HEMOGLOBIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $193.77 | $193.77 | $29.45–$174.39 | — |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 HEMOGLOBIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $202.90 | $202.90 | $30.84–$182.61 | — |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker, CO HEMOGLOBIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $202.90 | $202.90 | $30.84–$182.61 | — |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 HEMOGLOBIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $233.42 | $233.42 | $2.37–$210.08 | — |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 Blood count; hemoglobin (Hgb) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $233.42 | $233.42 | $2.37–$210.08 | — |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 HEMOGLOBIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $277.00 | $277.00 | $2.37–$80.33 | — |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 HEMOGLOBIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $310.45 | $310.45 | $47.19–$350.00 | — |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 HEMOGLOBIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $310.45 | $310.45 | $47.19–$350.00 | — |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 HEMOGLOBIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $337.00 | $337.00 | $51.22–$303.30 | — |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 HEMOGLOBIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $337.00 | $337.00 | $51.22–$303.30 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $10.85, median $151.63, highest $337.00 — a 31.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $72.04. 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 6 of 19 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.