Lab tests CPT 85027 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Complete blood count (CBC), no differential in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — inpatient

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Complete blood count (CBC), no differential as an inpatient: from $26.01 to $67.20, with a median of $39.60. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 85027, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$26.01Children's Hospital Medical Center
Median$39.60half pay less
Highest$67.20in this market
Difference2.6×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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

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Lowest $26.01Highest $67.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH Hb Complete Blood Count,Only $26.01 $51.00 49%
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Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Hemogram W/Platelet $28.40 $71.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Hemogram W/Platelet $28.40 $71.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Hemogram W/Platelet $28.40 $71.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH HC Cbc (Hemogram) $39.60 $66.00 40%
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Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Cbc (Hemogram) $39.60 $66.00 40%
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Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Cbc (Hemogram) $39.60 $66.00 40%
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Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC Batavia, OH HC Cbc (Hemogram) $39.60 $66.00 40%
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Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Cbc (Hemogram) $39.60 $66.00 40%
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Cbc W/O Differential $67.20 $112.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Cbc W/O Differential $67.20 $112.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $26.01, median $39.60, highest $67.20 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $30.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A complete blood count (CBC) without differential measures red blood cells, white blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit and platelets, but does not break down the white blood cells by type. It is used to check for anemia and blood cell problems.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the automated count. The blood draw is often billed separately.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 85027 ($43.00). 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.

The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope Mason, OHHC CBC W/O DIFFERENTIAL $2.00 file