Hemoglobin test cost in Sheboygan, WI
In Sheboygan, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $15.00 to $17.16, with a median of $16.08. The lowest listed price is at Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County — $1.08 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $17.50 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Sheboygan, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County lowest Sheboygan, WI · (920) 451-5000 POC HEMOGLOBIN | $15.00 | $30.00 | $1.90–$25.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan, WI · (920) 459-8300 HC HGB | $17.16 | $26.00 | $2.37–$26.00 | 34% | — source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI · (920) 451-5000 HEMOGLOBIN | $17.50 | $35.00 | $1.90–$29.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan, WI · (920) 459-8300 HC HGB ANESTH | $143.22 | $217.00 | $2.37–$217.00 | 34% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.00, median $16.08, highest $17.16 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $16.08. 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 2 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.