Hemoglobin test cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $8.25 to $24.00, with a median of $16.00. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia — $7.75 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $16.00 at 91 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 cities for code 85018, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB Hemoglobin | $8.25 | $33.00 | $17.98–$90.01 | 75% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Hemoglobin Body Fluid | $9.75 | $15.00 | $1.30–$15.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 HB Hemoglobin | $10.75 | $43.00 | $1.78–$34.83 | 75% | — source file |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN | $11.00 | $11.00 | $1.27–$12.66 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Hemoglobin | $15.60 | $24.00 | $1.30–$24.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Split Hemoglobin | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Split Hemoglobin | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Split Hemoglobin | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Hemoglobin | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Split Hemoglobin | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Hemoglobin | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Split Hemoglobin | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Hemoglobin | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Hemoglobin | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Hemoglobin | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 HEMOGLOBIN | $24.00 | $30.00 | $1.71–$26.49 | 20% | — source file |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 HEMOGLOBIN | $27.00 | $27.00 | $1.27–$12.66 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Hemoglobin | $179.40 | — | $1.30–$14.64 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.25, median $16.00, highest $24.00 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $16.00. 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
2 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.
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MICHG BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN | $1.50 | file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MICHG BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN | $1.50 | file |