Lab tests CPT 85018 Outpatient

Hemoglobin test cost in Little Rock, AR

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 10 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $2.86 to $15.40, with a median of $7.58. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $4.72 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $10.40 at 45 hospitals.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 cities 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Aug 13, 2026.

Lowest$2.86Conway Regional Medical Center
Median$7.58half of hospitals charge less
Highest$15.40in this market
Difference5.4×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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.

median
Lowest $2.86Highest $35.47

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 HEMOGLOBIN File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file $2.86 $13.00 $2.37–$13.00 78%
Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 85018 - BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $3.89 $15.57 $2.37–$5.18 75%
Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 85018 - BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $3.90 $15.60 $2.37–$5.18 75%
Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 85018 - BLOOD COUNT HEMOGLOBIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $3.90 $15.60 $2.37–$5.18 75%
Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 HEMOGLOBIN File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file $5.56 $6.18 $2.37–$6.18 10%
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 BLOOD COUNT; HEMOGLOBIN File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file $9.60 $16.00 $2.30–$887.00 40%
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 HEMOGLOBIN-ISTAT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $9.66 $38.00 $1.79–$20.90 75%
CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 HEMOGLOBIN-ISTAT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $9.76 $38.00 $1.79–$20.90 74%
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 HEMOGLOBIN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $10.17 $40.00 $1.79–$22.00 75%
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 HEMOGLOBIN File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file $10.20 $17.00 $2.30–$887.00 40%
Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 HEMOCUE HEMOGLOBIN+1 more line at this price File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file $11.64 $52.92 $2.37–$52.92 78%
Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Hemoglobin and Hematocrit+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $15.40 $19.25 $10.81–$159.00 20%
Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 Hemoglobin and Hematocrit+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $15.40 $19.25 $10.81–$159.00 20%
Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 BLOOD COUNT; HEMOGLOBIN File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file $35.47 $39.41 $2.37–$19.98 10%
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.

Outpatient: lowest $2.86, median $7.58, highest $15.40 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $9.66. 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 10 of 10 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.