Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Northwest Health-La Porte
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other IN hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IN 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). Northwest Health-La Porte charges insurers about $2, or about $4 in cash — about the fair price. Located in La Porte, IN.
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 - $139 | 42% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1 - $4 | 42% |
| Aetnamajor | $1 - $163 | 42% |
| Cignamajor | $2 - $147 | 84% |
| Humanamajor | $1 - $2 | 42% |
| CareSource | $2 | 84% |
| Devoted Health | $1 - $2 | 42% |
| Health Net | $1 - $174 | 42% |
| MagnaCare | $3 - $6 | 127% |
| + 18 smaller / regional plans | $1 - $178 |
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Other Procedures at Northwest Health-La Porte
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other IN hospitals
- Johnson Memorial Hospital · Franklin $2
- Methodist Hospitals Inc · Gary $2
- Hendricks Regional Health · Danville $2
- Norton Clark Hospital · Jeffersonville $2
- Ascension St Vincent Kokomo · Kokomo $2
- Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center · Mishawaka $2
- Elkhart General Hospital · Elkhart $2
- Franciscan Health Crawfordsville · Crawfordsville $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.