Lab tests CPT 85018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hemoglobin test cost in Sebastian, FL — inpatient

In Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hemoglobin blood test as an inpatient: from $38.80 to $38.80, with a median of $38.80. Across Florida, the median is $54.60 at 164 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 85018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$38.80Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital

Median$38.80half of hospitals charge less

Highest$38.80in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Hemoglobin - Poct File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$38.80	$97.00	—	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.

Inpatient: lowest $38.80, median $38.80, highest $38.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $38.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 ($24.00). 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 Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FLHb Hemoglobin - Hemoglobin	$2.00	file
Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FLHb Hemoglobin Body Fluid	$2.00	file

File Link to the hospital's own price file.