Lab tests CPT 85018 District of Columbia Outpatient

Hemoglobin test cost in District of Columbia

In District of Columbia, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for hemoglobin blood test: from $21.90 to $60.19, with a median of $49.50. The lowest price is at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (Washington). The highest price is 2.7× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 85018. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$21.90MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Median$49.50half of hospitals charge less

Highest$60.19in District of Columbia

Lowest saves$27.60vs the median

Hospitals in District of Columbia, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
MedStar Washington Hospital Center lowest Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HEMOGLOBIN	$21.90	$33.69	Apr 1, 2026 source file
National Rehabilitation Hospital Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HEMOGLOBIN	$35.00	$53.85	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Children's National Rehabilitation and Specialized Care Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV H AND H HEMOGLOBIIN	$49.50	$99.00	— source file
Children's National Hospital Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV CORE ABG W COOX HEMOGLOBIN WBLD	$54.50	$109.00	— source file
MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HEMOGLOBIN	$60.19	$92.60	Apr 1, 2026 source file

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

File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5	$21.90	$49.50

Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.

Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.

Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.

Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More

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.

Hemoglobin blood test in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.