Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Lutheran Medical Center
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other CO hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CO 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). Lutheran Medical Center charges insurers about $2 — about the fair price. Located in Wheat Ridge, CO.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $2 - $43 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $4 - $63 | 169% |
| Aetnamajor | $28 - $67 | 1181% |
| Cignamajor | $2 - $75 | 84% |
| Humanamajor | $31 | 1308% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $2 - $31 | 84% |
| GEHA | $2 - $43 | 84% |
| SelectHealth | $2 | 84% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $56 |
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Other Procedures at Lutheran Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other CO hospitals
- Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital · Brighton $2
- Montrose Regional Health · Montrose $2
- Poudre Valley Hospital · Fort Collins $2
- Mercy Regional Medical Center · Durango $2
- HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Luke's · Denver $2
- Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital · Grand Junction $2
- Boulder Community Health · Boulder $2
- Saint Joseph Hospital · Denver $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.