Lab tests CPT 85018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hemoglobin test cost in Massena, NY — inpatient

In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test as an inpatient: from $21.74 to $40.85, with a median of $36.63. The lowest listed price is at Slhs Massena — $14.89 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $14.43 at 97 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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$21.74Slhs Massena

Median$36.63half of hospitals charge less

Highest$40.85in this market

Difference1.9×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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.

median

Lowest $21.74Highest $40.85

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Slhs Massena lowest Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$21.74	$33.45	—	35%
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD source file	$36.63	$56.35	—	35%
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$40.85	$62.84	—	35%

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 $21.74, median $36.63, highest $40.85 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $29.34 — 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.