Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Northside Hospital
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 GA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA 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). Northside Hospital charges insurers about $4, or about $56 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Atlanta, GA.
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.
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 - $12 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2 - $52 | 84% |
| Aetnamajor | $2 - $51 | 84% |
| Cignamajor | $12 - $47 | 506% |
| Humanamajor | $2 | 84% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $2 - $65 | 84% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $3 - $15 | 127% |
| Amerigroup | $3 - $12 | 127% |
| CareSource | $2 - $28 | 84% |
| Clover Health | $2 | 84% |
| Health Net | $22 | 928% |
| Oscar Health | $4 | 169% |
| WellCare | $2 | 84% |
| + 17 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $75 |
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 Northside Hospital
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other GA hospitals
- Memorial Satilla Health · Waycross $2
- Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital · Albany $2
- Emory University Hospital · Atlanta $2
- Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton · Carrollton $2
- Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica · Villa Rica $2
- Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus · Brunswick $2
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc · Gainesville $2
- Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center · Savannah $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.