Lab tests CPT 85018 Outpatient

Hemoglobin test cost in Olla, LA

In Olla, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $64.80 to $64.80, with a median of $64.80. Across Louisiana, the median is $10.41 at 56 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$64.80Hardtner Medical Center
Median$64.80half pay less
Highest$64.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 Hemoglobin $64.80 $81.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $64.80, median $64.80, highest $64.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $64.80. 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.

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.

Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LAHemoglobin Clinic POC (RE) $0.01 file