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Complete blood count (CBC) with differential in Denver, CO costs $27 to $307. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area publish a cash price for complete blood count (cbc) with differential (CPT 85025). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for complete blood count (cbc) with differential (CPT 85025). The lowest is $27 at Denver Health & Hospital Authority, the median is $118 and the highest is $307 at Adventhealth Castle Rock. The most expensive hospital lists 12 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Denver, CO median of $118 is 158% above the national median of $46 across 570 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

10 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $6 to $259. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between February 2026 and April 2026. 12 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$27
lowest cash price in Denver, CO
Denver Health & Hospital Authority · 21 mi
$91 below the median
$118
median cash price
10 hospitals
12×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/22
hospitals with a cash price
12 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Denver Health & Hospital Authority

Denver · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$27
list $76 · lowest of 2 lines
2
National Jewish Health

Denver · 21 mi · File Mar 2026

$42
list $60
3
Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$81
list $124 · lowest of 8 lines
4
Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital

Lakewood · 23 mi · File Feb 2026

$118
list $294 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus

Westminster · 36 mi · File Feb 2026

$118
list $294 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus

Lakewood · 23 mi · File Feb 2026

$118
list $294 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Adventhealth Porter

Denver · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$307
list $307 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Adventhealth Littleton

Littleton · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$307
list $307 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Adventhealth Parker

Parker · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$307
list $307 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Adventhealth Castle Rock

Castle Rock · 2 mi · File Apr 2026

$307
list $307 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 85025. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 85025, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About complete blood count (cbc) with differential

CPT 85025 is a complete blood count with automated differential: red cells, white cells by type, hemoglobin, hematocrit and platelets from one blood draw. It is among the most ordered tests in medicine, used for anemia, infection, bleeding disorders, chemotherapy monitoring and general check-ups.

What the price covers

The laboratory analysis only. The blood draw is a separate small charge. A CBC without differential (85027) is slightly cheaper and sometimes sufficient.

Why prices vary

A CBC costs a laboratory a few dollars on an automated analyzer. Hospital cash prices for the same test range from under $10 to over $300. Independent laboratories are usually a fraction of the hospital price.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 85025 plus the blood draw?
  • Is the differential needed, or is 85027 enough?
  • Can the sample go to an independent laboratory?

Hospitals in Denver, CO without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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