Hemoglobin test cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $2.57 to $190.00, with a median of $4.97. The lowest listed price is at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute — $2.40 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $18.60 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 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 Aug 6, 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 85018 Hemoglobinopathy HGB Tech+1 more line at this price source file | $2.57 | $15.00 | $5.65–$12.00 | 83% |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 85018 Hemoglobin QST Tech+2 more lines at this price source file | $3.58 | $15.00 | $2.01–$12.00 | 76% |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 85018 Hemoglobin QST Tech+2 more lines at this price source file | $4.72 | $15.00 | $2.01–$12.00 | 69% |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 HEMOGLOBINOPATHY EVAL, HGB+10 more lines at this price source file | $4.97 | $15.00 | $2.01–$12.00 | 67% |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC HEMOGLOBIN & HEMATOCRIT-B+3 more lines at this price source file | $12.60 | $21.00 | $2.35–$19.04 | 40% |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC HEMOGLOBIN & HEMATOCRIT-B+3 more lines at this price source file | $12.60 | $21.00 | $2.35–$19.04 | 40% |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Hampden Enola, PA Hemoglobin File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $190.00 | $190.00 | $142.50 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $2.57, median $4.97, highest $190.00 — a 73.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $4.97. 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 6 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA85018 EPSDT Hemoglobin | $0.01 | file |