Hemoglobin test cost in Palm Bay, FL
In Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $11.45 to $38.80, with a median of $11.45. The lowest listed price is at Palm Bay Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $54.60 at 170 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 2, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Bay Hospital lowest Palm Bay, FL · (321) 434-8000 HC HEMOGLOBIN+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $11.45 | $45.80 | $1.58–$402.00 | 75% |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center lowest Melbourne, FL · (321) 434-7000 HC HEMOGLOBIN - POCT HEMOGLOBIN+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $11.45 | $45.80 | $1.58–$402.00 | 75% |
| Cape Canaveral Hospital lowest Cocoa Beach, FL · (321) 799-7111 HC HEMOGLOBIN - POCT HEMOGLOBIN+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $11.45 | $45.80 | $1.58–$402.00 | 75% |
| Viera Hospital lowest Melbourne, FL · (321) 434-9000 HC HEMOGLOBIN - POCT HEMOGLOBIN+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $11.45 | $45.80 | $1.58–$402.00 | 75% |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, FL · (321) 752-1200 Hb Hemoglobin - Poct File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.80 | $97.00 | — | 60% |
Outpatient: lowest $11.45, median $11.45, highest $38.80 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $11.45. 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 4 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, FLHb Hemoglobin - Hemoglobin | $2.00 | file |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, FLHb Hemoglobin Body Fluid | $2.00 | file |