Lab tests CPT 85018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hemoglobin test cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test as an inpatient: from $14.70 to $88.62, with a median of $58.31. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Hospital Levelland — $43.61 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $43.41 at 267 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 85018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$14.70Covenant Hospital Levelland

Median$58.31half of hospitals charge less

Highest$88.62in this market

Difference6.0×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 Lubbock, TX.

median

Lowest $14.70Highest $88.62

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Covenant Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN LAB+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$14.70	$35.00	—	58%
Grace Surgical Hospital Lubbock, TX HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$20.58	$49.00	—	58%
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Hemoglobin - Hemoglobin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$28.00	$28.00	—	—
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN CDM+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$88.62	$211.00	—	58%
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN CDM+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$88.62	$211.00	—	58%
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN CDM+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$88.62	$211.00	—	58%

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.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $14.70, median $58.31, highest $88.62 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $24.29 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.