Lab tests CPT 85018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hemoglobin test cost in Lansing, MI — inpatient

In Lansing-East Lansing, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hemoglobin blood test as an inpatient: from $5.55 to $5.55, with a median of $5.55. Across Michigan, the median is $16.00 at 91 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 85018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.

Lowest$5.55McLaren Greater Lansing

Median$5.55half of hospitals charge less

Highest$5.55in this market

Difference1.0×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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI.

median

Lowest $5.55Highest $20.95

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
McLaren Greater Lansing lowest Lansing, MI · (517) 975-5600 Hemoglobin POC File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file	$5.55	$11.10	$1.30–$5.43	50%
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI · (517) 975-5600 Hemoglobin File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file	$20.95	$41.90	$1.30–$26.43	50%

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 $5.55, median $5.55, highest $5.55.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $8.25 — 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 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.

3 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.

Hospital	Cash price	File
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MICHG BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN	$1.50	file
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton St. Johns, MICHG BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN	$1.50	file
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing Lansing, MICHG BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN	$1.50	file

File Link to the hospital's own price file.