Hemoglobin test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 7 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $2.52 to $59.85, with a median of $36.00. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital — $33.48 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $47.00 at 287 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 2 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 Aug 6, 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX YSL HEMOGLOBIN | $2.52 | $12.58 | $0.85–$625.91 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX LES HEMOGLOBIN | $2.52 | $12.58 | $0.85–$603.33 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX LEN HEMOGLOBIN | $2.52 | $12.58 | $0.85–$1,258.34 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 YSL HEMOGLOBIN | $2.52 | $12.58 | $0.85–$625.91 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LWS HEMOGLOBIN | $2.52 | $12.58 | $0.85–$124.20 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LES HEMOGLOBIN | $2.52 | $12.58 | $0.85–$603.33 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN HEMOGLOBIN | $2.52 | $12.58 | $0.85–$1,258.34 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CHEM HEMOGLOBIN | $2.52 | $12.58 | $0.85–$503.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX CHEM HEMOGLOBIN | $2.52 | $12.58 | $0.85–$503.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX LWS HEMOGLOBIN | $2.52 | $12.58 | $0.85–$124.20 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC HEMOGLOBIN | $6.05 | $30.24 | $0.85–$502.95 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC HEMOGLOBIN | $6.05 | $30.24 | $0.85–$502.95 | 80% | — source file |
| Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 HEMOGLOBIN | $36.00 | $36.00 | $24.84 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 HEMOGLOBIN | $36.00 | $36.00 | $24.84 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Rehab El Paso, TX HEMOGLOBIN | $36.00 | $36.00 | $24.84 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Rehab East El Paso, TX HEMOGLOBIN | $36.00 | $36.00 | $24.84 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso El Paso, TX Hemoglobin | $59.85 | $59.85 | $2.04–$70.00 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2.52, median $36.00, highest $59.85 — a 23.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2.52. 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 3 of 7 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.
7 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.
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TXHEMOGLOBIN | $2.20 | file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TXED-HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD | $2.20 | file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TXSPC HEMOGLOBIN | $2.20 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXCLIN CHEM HEMOGLOBIN | $2.40 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXCLIN CHEM HEMOGLOBIN | $2.40 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH CHEM HEMOGLOBIN | $2.40 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH CLIN CHEM HEMOGLOBIN | $2.40 | file |