Lab tests CPT 85018 Outpatient

Hemoglobin test cost in South Boston, VA

In South Boston, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $20.50 to $20.50, with a median of $20.50. Across Virginia, the median is $18.00 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$20.50Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital
Median$20.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$20.50in 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 South Boston, VA.

median
Lowest $20.50Highest $20.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Hgb+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $20.50 $41.00 — 50%
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 $20.50, median $20.50, highest $20.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $20.50. 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.

HospitalCash priceFile
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VAChgl (Qu) Porphobilinogen, 24 Hr Ur, S/O $0.50 file
File Link to the hospital's own price file.