Lab tests CPT 85018 Outpatient

Hemoglobin test cost in Olympia, WA

In Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $27.56 to $27.56, with a median of $27.56. Across Washington, the median is $29.40 at 59 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 85018, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$27.56Providence St Peter Hospital
Median$27.56half of hospitals charge less
Highest$27.56in 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 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA.

median
Lowest $27.56Highest $37.44

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Providence St Peter Hospital lowest Olympia, WA · (360) 493-7179 HC HEMOGLOBIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $27.56 $53.00 — 48%
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA · (360) 493-7179 HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $31.72 $61.00 — 48%
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA · (360) 493-7179 HC HEMOGLOBIN (HGB)+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $37.44 $72.00 — 48%
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.

Outpatient: lowest $27.56, median $27.56, highest $27.56.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $27.56. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.