Lab tests CPT 85018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hemoglobin test cost in Fort Collins, CO — inpatient

In Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hemoglobin blood test as an inpatient: from $6.12 to $6.12, with a median of $6.12. Across Colorado, the median is $39.39 at 48 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 85018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 23, 2026 and Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$6.12Banner Fort Collins Medical Center

Median$6.12half of hospitals charge less

Highest$6.12in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO · (970) 821-4000 LAB COUNT BLD HEMOGLOBIN NS File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file	$6.12	$60.00	$47.15–$57.00	90%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $6.12, median $6.12, highest $6.12.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $6.12 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 85018 ($24.00). 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
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, COLAB COUNT BLD HEMOGLOBIN	$0.82	file

File Link to the hospital's own price file.