Lab tests CPT 85018 Outpatient

Hemoglobin test cost in Greenville, SC

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $19.50 to $45.00, with a median of $34.80. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens - Greenville — $15.30 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $37.90 at 38 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Mar 6, 2026 and Mar 6, 2026.

Lowest$19.50Shriners Childrens - Greenville
Median$34.80half pay less
Highest$45.00in this market
Difference2.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.

median
Lowest $19.50Highest $45.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Shriners Childrens - Greenville lowest Greenville, SC · (864) 271-3444 BLOOD COUNT; HEMOGLOBIN $19.50 $19.50 $2.37–$19.36 — —
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St Francis Downtown Hospital Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Blood Count Hemoglobin $34.80 $58.00 — 40% —
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St Francis-Eastside Greenville, SC HC Blood Count Hemoglobin $34.80 $58.00 — 40% —
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AnMed Health Anderson, SC · (864) 512-2830 HC Blood Count Hemoglobin $45.00 $90.00 — 50% Mar 6, 2026
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AnMed Piedmont Piedmont, SC · (864) 512-2830 HC Blood Count Hemoglobin $45.00 $90.00 — 50% Mar 6, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $19.50, median $34.80, highest $45.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $34.80. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.