Hemoglobin test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $3.52 to $18.26, with a median of $8.96. The lowest listed price is at West Jefferson Medical Center — $5.44 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $10.41 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 cities for code 85018, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Lowest$3.52West Jefferson Medical Center
Median$8.96half pay less
Highest$18.26in this market
Difference5.2×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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
median
Lowest $3.52Highest $34.80
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jefferson Medical Center lowest Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 POCT Hemoglobin | $3.52 | $22.00 | $10.43–$6.60 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center lowest Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Hemoglobin Measurement | $3.52 | $22.00 | $10.43–$6.60 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center lowest Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Hemoglobin Body Fluid | $3.52 | $22.00 | $10.43–$6.60 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC HEMOGLOBIN | $4.16 | $13.00 | $1.00–$9.75 | 68% | — source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 HC Hemoglobin | $5.74 | $41.00 | $10.25–$9.80 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 HC Hemoglobin | $5.74 | $41.00 | $10.25–$9.80 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 HC Hemoglobin | $5.74 | $41.00 | $10.25–$9.80 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Resp Hemoglobin | $5.74 | $41.00 | $10.25–$9.80 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Resp Hemoglobin | $5.74 | $41.00 | $10.25–$9.80 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Resp Hemoglobin | $5.74 | $41.00 | $10.25–$9.80 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 POC HEMOGLOBIN | $6.00 | $10.00 | $1.80–$10.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 BODY FLUID HEMOGLOBIN | $6.60 | $11.00 | $1.98–$11.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HEMOGLOBIN | $6.60 | $11.00 | $1.98–$11.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HEMOGLOBIN, FETAL BLD | $6.60 | $11.00 | $1.98–$11.00 | 40% | — source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 POCT Hemoglobin | $7.84 | $56.00 | $11.20–$7.49 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Hemoglobin Body Fluid | $7.84 | $56.00 | $11.20–$7.49 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 POCT Hemoglobin | $7.84 | $56.00 | $11.20–$7.49 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Hemoglobin Body Fluid | $7.84 | $56.00 | $11.20–$7.49 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 POCT Hemoglobin | $7.84 | $56.00 | $11.20–$7.49 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Hemoglobin Body Fluid | $7.84 | $56.00 | $11.20–$7.49 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 POCT Hemoglobin | $8.96 | $56.00 | $18.88–$56.00 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Resp Hemoglobin | $8.96 | $56.00 | $18.88–$56.00 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Hemoglobin Measurement | $8.96 | $56.00 | $18.88–$56.00 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 *HC POC HEMOGLOBIN | $10.92 | $39.00 | $2.13–$33.50 | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC HEMOGLOBIN | $13.86 | $63.00 | $2.12–$56.70 | 78% | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Hemoglobin Measurement | $15.12 | $56.00 | $15.85–$56.00 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 HC Hemoglobin | $15.12 | $56.00 | $15.85–$56.00 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 POCT Hemoglobin | $15.12 | $56.00 | $15.85–$56.00 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Hemoglobin Body Fluid | $15.12 | $56.00 | $15.85–$56.00 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Hemoglobin Body Fluid | $15.26 | $109.00 | $1.94–$81.75 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 POCT Hemoglobin | $15.26 | $109.00 | $1.94–$81.75 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 POC HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD | $15.87 | $45.00 | $2.32–$20.61 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 LCMC HEMOGLOBIN | $15.87 | $45.00 | $2.32–$20.61 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 POC HEMOGLOBIN | $15.87 | $45.00 | $2.32–$20.61 | 65% | — source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Hemoglobin Measurement | $16.38 | $117.00 | $1.94–$87.75 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 HC Hemoglobin | $16.52 | $118.00 | $1.94–$88.50 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Resp Hemoglobin | $16.52 | $118.00 | $1.94–$88.50 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC HEMOGLOBIN | $17.64 | $63.00 | $2.13–$54.12 | 72% | — source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 POCT Hemoglobin | $18.26 | $83.00 | $2.13–$83.00 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Resp Hemoglobin | $18.26 | $83.00 | $2.13–$83.00 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Hemoglobin Body Fluid | $18.26 | $83.00 | $2.13–$83.00 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 HC Hemoglobin | $18.26 | $83.00 | $2.13–$83.00 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Hemoglobin Measurement | $18.26 | $83.00 | $2.13–$83.00 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Resp Hemoglobin | $24.00 | $150.00 | $114.75–$71.10 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 HC Hemoglobin | $24.00 | $150.00 | $114.75–$71.10 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Hemoglobin Measurement | $29.12 | $208.00 | $101.92–$7.49 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Hemoglobin | $29.12 | $208.00 | $101.92–$7.49 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Hemoglobin | $29.12 | $208.00 | $101.92–$7.49 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Hemoglobin Measurement | $29.12 | $208.00 | $101.92–$7.49 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Hemoglobin | $29.12 | $208.00 | $101.92–$7.49 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Hemoglobin Measurement | $29.12 | $208.00 | $101.92–$7.49 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Resp Hemoglobin | $29.43 | $109.00 | $101.37–$76.30 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab Hemoglobin | $33.28 | $208.00 | $159.12–$98.59 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 RT HEMOGLOBIN | $34.80 | $58.00 | $10.44–$58.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.52, median $8.96, highest $18.26 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $12.39. 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 13 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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.