Lab tests CPT 85018 Outpatient

Hemoglobin test cost in Savannah, GA

In Savannah, GA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $5.10 to $194.00, with a median of $5.10. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital - Savannah and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $23.08 at 91 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities 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 Jul 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$5.10St Josephs Hospital - Savannah + 1 more

Median$5.10half of hospitals charge less

Highest$194.00in this market

Difference38.0×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 Savannah, GA.

median

Lowest $5.10Highest $194.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
St Josephs Hospital - Savannah lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Total Hemoglobin (Thb)(Avox) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$5.10	$17.00	—	70%
Candler Hospital lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Total Hemoglobin (Thb)(Avox) File of Jul 1, 2025 · source file	$5.10	$17.00	—	70%
St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Hemoglobin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$19.80	$66.00	—	70%
Candler Hospital Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Hemoglobin File of Jul 1, 2025 · source file	$19.80	$66.00	—	70%
Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, GA · (912) 350-3691 HEMOGLOBIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$194.00	$194.00	$34.92–$174.60	—

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.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $5.10, median $5.10, highest $194.00 — a 38.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $5.10. 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.