Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Adventist Health St Helena
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other CA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood test, hemoglobin is about $8 (about 4.0× the $2 Medicare rate). Adventist Health St Helena charges insurers about $2, or about $1 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Saint Helena, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $1 - $85 | 42% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2 - $63 | 84% |
| Aetnamajor | $14 | 591% |
| Cignamajor | $2 - $106 | 84% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $2 - $109 | 84% |
| Health Net | $3 | 127% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $1 - $113 |
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health St Helena
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other CA hospitals
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $1
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $1
- Riverside Community Hospital · Riverside $2
- Paradise Valley Hospital · National City $2
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center · San Jose $2
- El Centro Regional Medical Center · El Centro $2
- Oak Valley Hospital District · Oakdale $2
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco · South San Francisco $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.