Hemoglobin test cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $15.30 to $80.32, with a median of $41.62. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $26.32 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $40.32 at 193 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 Jul 22, 2025 and Apr 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN | $15.30 | $30.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN LAB | $15.30 | $30.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC HEMOGLOBIN (HGB) | $15.30 | $30.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN CDM | $15.30 | $30.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN LAB | $15.81 | $31.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC HEMOGLOBIN (HGB) | $17.34 | $34.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN CDM | $17.34 | $34.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN | $17.34 | $34.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN CDM | $62.22 | $122.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mad River Community Hospital Arcata, CA · (707) 822-3621 HEMOGLOBIN | $67.43 | $67.43 | $2.37–$50.57 | — | Jul 22, 2025 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN CDM | $68.85 | $135.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital Garberville, CA · (707) 923-3921 HC HEMOGLOBIN - HEMOGLOBIN | $80.32 | $100.40 | $80.32–$100.40 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.30, median $41.62, highest $80.32 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $65.54. 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 1 of 2 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.
6 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.
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CAHC HEMOGLOBIN (HGB) | $2.38 | file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CAHC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN | $2.38 | file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CAHC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN LAB | $2.38 | file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CAHC HEMOGLOBIN (HGB) | $2.38 | file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CAHC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN | $2.38 | file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CAHC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN LAB | $2.38 | file |