Hemoglobin test cost in Jackson, MS — inpatient
In Jackson, MS, 8 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test as an inpatient: from $6.25 to $124.74, with a median of $50.47. The lowest listed price is at Magee General Hospital — $44.22 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $16.20 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 cities for code 85018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 17, 2026 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 Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magee General Hospital lowest Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 HGB source file | $6.25 | $18.00 | $2.13–$3.73 | 65% |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 HEMOGLOBIN File of Feb 17, 2026 · source file | $14.76 | $36.00 | $13.68–$32.40 | 59% |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 HEMOGLOBIN File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $20.16 | $96.00 | $36.48–$76.80 | 79% |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC HEMOGLOBIN source file | $33.39 | $53.00 | — | 37% |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 Hemoglobin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $67.55 | $193.00 | $21.42–$173.70 | 65% |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood, MS Hemoglobin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $79.92 | $333.00 | $38.63–$266.40 | 76% |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 Hemoglobin+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $87.00 | $290.00 | $29.87–$261.00 | 70% |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 Hemoglobin+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $124.74 | $462.00 | $46.66–$415.80 | 73% |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 Hemoglobin, Free, Plasma LC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $240.45 | $687.00 | $76.26–$618.30 | 65% |
Inpatient: lowest $6.25, median $50.47, highest $124.74 — a 20.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $20.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MSHemoglobin, Free, Plasma LC | $0.71 | file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood, MSHemoglobin, Free, Plasma LC | $2.27 | file |