Lab tests CPT 85018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hemoglobin test cost in Sayre, PA — inpatient

In Sayre, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test as an inpatient: from $14.33 to $17.14, with a median of $17.00. The lowest listed price is at Robert Packer Hospital — $2.67 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $18.60 at 93 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 85018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$14.33Robert Packer Hospital

Median$17.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$17.14in this market

Difference1.2×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 Sayre, PA.

median

Lowest $14.33Highest $1,077.12

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Robert Packer Hospital lowest Sayre, PA · (570) 888-6666 Hemoglobin Hgb source file	$14.33	$17.91	$2.02–$13.43	20%
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA · (570) 297-2121 Hemoglobin Hgb source file	$17.00	$21.25	$2.02–$14.68	20%
Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda, PA Hemoglobin Hgb source file	$17.14	$21.42	$5.05	20%
Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda, PA Hemoglobin source file	$23.52	$29.40	$2.02–$16.36	20%
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA · (570) 297-2121 Hemoglobin source file	$23.52	$29.40	$2.02–$20.31	20%
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA · (570) 888-6666 Hemoglobin source file	$23.52	$29.40	$5.05	20%
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA · (570) 297-2121 Hemoglobin Electrophoresis source file	$1,077.12	$1,346.40	$242.35–$929.96	20%
Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda, PA Hemoglobin Electrophoresis source file	$1,077.12	$1,346.40	$656.37–$749.00	20%

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.

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.

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.

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $14.33, median $17.00, highest $17.14 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $17.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 3 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.