Lab tests CPT 85018 Outpatient

Hemoglobin test cost in Oxford, MS

In Oxford, MS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $21.00 to $21.39, with a median of $21.20. The lowest listed price is at Yalobusha General Hospital — $0.20 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $16.20 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 27, 2026.

Lowest$21.00Yalobusha General Hospital
Median$21.20half pay less
Highest$21.39in 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 Oxford, MS.

median
Lowest $21.00Highest $21.39

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Yalobusha General Hospital lowest Water Valley, MS · (662) 473-1411 HEMOGLOBIN $21.00 $30.00 $2.13–$9.00 30% —
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford, MS · (662) 232-8100 HEMOGLOBIN $21.39 $93.00 $2.28–$83.70 77% Feb 27, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $21.00, median $21.20, highest $21.39.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $21.20. 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 1 of 2 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.