Hemoglobin test cost in Salt Lake City, UT
In Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 5 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $6.45 to $208.47, with a median of $180.02. The lowest listed price is at University of Utah Hospital and Clinics — $173.57 less than the median here. Across Utah, the median is $88.39 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 85018, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2025 and Sep 17, 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 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics lowest Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Blood Gas Analysis (Or) File of Jul 1, 2025 · source file | $6.45 | $9.22 | $1.99–$57.82 | 30% |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Blood Count; Total Hemoglobin File of Jul 1, 2025 · source file | $9.38 | $13.40 | $1.99–$11.10 | 30% |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Hemoglobin File of Jul 1, 2025 · source file | $45.29 | $64.70 | $1.99–$11.10 | 30% |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Blood Gas Panel (Uuhsc Only-South Jordan Facility Only) File of Jul 1, 2025 · source file | $46.71 | $66.73 | $1.99–$46.88 | 30% |
| Mountain West Medical Center Tooele, UT · (435) 843-3700 Blood count, hemoglobin File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $69.36 | $115.60 | $2.37–$106.35 | 40% |
| St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 268-7111 HEMOGLOBIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $180.02 | $180.02 | $37.07–$153.02 | — |
| Herriman Emergency Center Herriman, UT · (801) 545-8000 HEMOGLOBIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $208.47 | $208.47 | $7.82–$162.61 | — |
| Lone Peak Hospital Draper, UT · (801) 545-8000 HEMOGLOBIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $208.47 | $208.47 | $7.82–$162.61 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $6.45, median $180.02, highest $208.47 — a 32.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $6.45. 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 2 of 5 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.