Lab tests CPT 85018 Outpatient

Hemoglobin test cost in Cass City, MI

In Cass City, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $10.92 to $10.92, with a median of $10.92. Across Michigan, the median is $16.00 at 91 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 85018, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$10.92Hills and Dales General Hospital
Median$10.92half pay less
Highest$10.92in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI · (989) 872-2121 Hemoglobin Automated $10.92 $14.00 $31.20 22% —
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Outpatient: lowest $10.92, median $10.92, highest $10.92.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 85018 ($24.60). 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.

Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City, MIBlood Count Hemoglobin $1.56 file