Lab tests CPT 85018 Outpatient

Hemoglobin test cost in Anchorage, AK

In Anchorage, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $33.54 to $33.54, with a median of $33.54. Across Alaska, the median is $46.80 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 85018, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$33.54St. Elias Specialty Hospital
Median$33.54half pay less
Highest$33.54in this market
Difference1.0×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 Anchorage, AK.

median
Lowest $33.54Highest $33.54

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Elias Specialty Hospital lowest Anchorage, AK HC HEMOGLOBIN (HGB) $33.54 $43.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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St. Elias Specialty Hospital lowest Anchorage, AK HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN $33.54 $43.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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St. Elias Specialty Hospital lowest Anchorage, AK HC BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN LAB $33.54 $43.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $33.54, median $33.54, highest $33.54.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $33.54. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.