Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Lower Keys Medical Center
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Blood test, hemoglobin is about $3 (about 1.5× the $2 Medicare rate). Lower Keys Medical Center charges insurers about $5, or about $41 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Key West, FL.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $3. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $2 - $102 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2 - $132 | 84% |
| Aetnamajor | $92 | 3882% |
| Cignamajor | $78 | 3291% |
| Humanamajor | $2 - $5 | 84% |
| Amerigroup | $5 | 211% |
| AvMed | $112 | 4726% |
| Molina | $5 | 211% |
| Simply Healthcare | $5 - $41 | 211% |
| WellCare | $5 | 211% |
| + 12 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $132 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Lower Keys Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other FL hospitals
- HCA Florida Citrus Hospital · Inverness $2
- Sacred Heart Hospital · Pensacola $2
- Ascension Sacred Heart Bay · Panama City $2
- Manatee Memorial Hospital · Bradenton $2
- Broward Health Medical Center · Fort Lauderdale $2
- Ascension St Vincent's Riverside · Jacksonville $2
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital · Stuart $2
- HCA Florida Highlands Hospital · Sebring $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.