Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: College Medical Center
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 $2 (about 1.0× the $2 Medicare rate). College Medical Center charges insurers about $2, or about $6 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Long Beach, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2 - $2,969 | 84% |
| Aetnamajor | $2 - $3 | 84% |
| Cignamajor | $2 | 84% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $2 - $24 | 84% |
| Health Net | $2 - $26 | 84% |
| Molina | $2 | 84% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $20 |
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Other Procedures at College Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other CA hospitals
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $1
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $1
- Adventist Health St Helena · Saint Helena $2
- 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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.