CBC blood test cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 16 hospitals list a cash price for complete blood count (CBC) with differential: from $8.50 to $149.95, with a median of $96.37. The lowest listed price is at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center — $87.87 less than the median here. Across District of Columbia, the median is $117.50 at 3 hospitals.
- The median here, $96.37, is 69% above the US median of $57.00.
- That is 12.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($7.77).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 14 cities for code 85025, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 30, 2024 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center lowest Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl (Qu) Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (Scid) Panel, S/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8.50 | $17.00 | — | 50% |
| Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD · (240) 566-3300 RCTC AUTO DIFF CHG File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $19.89 | $20.30 | $19.89–$20.30 | 2% |
| Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD · (240) 566-3300 CBC W/PLATELET W/DIFFERENTIA File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $20.03 | $20.44 | $20.03–$20.44 | 2% |
| MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD · (301) 774-8882 HEM + PLATE CT AUTO + AUTO CBC+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.45 | $26.99 | $26.45–$26.99 | 2% |
| MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton, MD · (301) 868-8000 HEM + PLATE CT AUTO + AUTO CBC+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $28.74 | $29.33 | $28.74–$29.33 | 2% |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford, VA · (540) 741-9000 Complete cbc w/auto diff wbc File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $36.50 | $73.00 | $7.00–$270.00 | 50% |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 741-1100 Complete cbc w/auto diff wbc File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $36.50 | $73.00 | $7.00–$270.00 | 50% |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 COMPLETE CBC W/AUTO DIFF WBC File of Jul 12, 2026 · source file | $49.50 | $99.00 | — | 50% |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 HEMOGRAM PLT AUTO COMPLETE DIF+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $92.24 | $141.91 | $7.77–$120.62 | 35% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Cbc With Diff File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $97.50 | $195.00 | — | 50% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC BLOOD COUNT COMP AUTO DIFF WBC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.50 | $201.00 | $7.09–$156.78 | 50% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC BLOOD COUNT COMP AUTO DIFF WBC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.50 | $201.00 | $7.09–$156.78 | 50% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC BLOOD COUNT COMP AUTO DIFF WBC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.50 | $201.00 | $7.09–$156.78 | 50% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC BLOOD COUNT COMP AUTO DIFF WBC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.50 | $201.00 | $7.09–$156.78 | 50% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC BLOOD COUNT COMP AUTO DIFF WBC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.50 | $201.00 | $7.09–$156.78 | 50% |
| Children's National Hospital Washington, DC · (202) 476-5000 Auto Differential+1 more line at this price File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $117.50 | $235.00 | $7.77–$350.56 | 50% |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $118.40 | $296.00 | $9.77 | 60% |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 HEM AND PLATE CT AUTO AND AUTO CBC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $149.95 | $230.69 | $7.77–$207.62 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $8.50, median $96.37, highest $149.95 — a 17.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $100.50. 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 13 of 14 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.
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