Lab tests CPT 85018 Outpatient

Hemoglobin test cost in Salem, OR

In Salem, OR, 4 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $2.60 to $52.22, with a median of $29.68. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $27.08 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $17.25 at 45 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities 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 Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$2.60Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Median$29.68half pay less
Highest$52.22in this market
Difference20.1×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 Salem, OR.

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Lowest $2.60Highest $61.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC G 6 PD QNT PART 2 $2.60 $4.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC G 6 PD QNT PART 2 $2.92 $4.50 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC HEMOGLOBIN - POINT OF CARE $9.62 $14.80 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC HEMOGLOBIN $9.62 $14.80 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG HEMOGLOBIN (AUTOMATED) $29.68 $56.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG HEMOGLOBIN (AUTOMATED) $29.68 $56.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG HEMOGLOBIN (AUTOMATED) $29.68 $56.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG HEMOGLOBIN (AUTOMATED) $29.68 $56.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Santiam Memorial Hospital Stayton, OR · (503) 769-2175 Blood count, hemoglobin $52.22 $52.22 $1.24–$49.61 — Aug 6, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC HEMOGLOBIN - POINT OF CARE $56.55 $87.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC HEMOGLOBIN $61.75 $95.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $2.60, median $29.68, highest $52.22 — a 20.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $29.68. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.