Hemoglobin test cost in Monroe, LA
In Monroe, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $8.00 to $11.50, with a median of $8.45. The lowest listed price is at Monroe Surgical Hospital — $0.45 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $10.41 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 11, 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 Monroe, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Surgical Hospital lowest Monroe, LA · (318) 410-0002 HEMOGLOBIN (HGB) | $8.00 | $10.67 | $2.37–$9.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital lowest Monroe, LA · (318) 410-0002 HEMOGLOBIN (Hgb) | $8.00 | $10.67 | $2.37–$9.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital lowest Monroe, LA · (318) 410-0002 HEMOGLOBIN HGB | $8.00 | $10.67 | $2.37–$9.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC HEMOGLOBIN | $8.17 | $35.50 | $1.19–$26.63 | 77% | — source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi, LA · (318) 878-5171 Blood count, hemoglobin | $8.45 | $13.00 | $5.89–$12.35 | 35% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop, LA · (318) 283-3600 HEMOGLOBIN | $11.20 | $14.00 | $1.78–$11.20 | 20% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice, LA · (318) 285-9066 HEMOGLOBIN | $11.50 | $23.00 | $7.18–$16.10 | 50% | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.00, median $8.45, highest $11.50 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8.17. 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 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe, LAHEMOGLOBIN | $2.32 | file |