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Complete blood count (CBC) with differential in Des Moines, IA costs $20 to $188. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for complete blood count (cbc) with differential (CPT 85025). The lowest is $20 at Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi, the median is $38 and the highest is $188 at Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 9.4 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Des Moines, IA median of $38 is 12% below the national median of $43 across 1626 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

4 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $5 to $11,737. 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 January 2026 and September 2026. 3 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.

$20
lowest cash price in Des Moines, IA
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi · 7 mi
$18 below the median
$38
median cash price
4 hospitals
9.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/7
hospitals with a cash price
3 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi

Des Moines · 7 mi · File Jan 2026

$20
list $25 · lowest of 24 lines
2
Broadlawns Medical Center

Des Moines · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$38
list $38
3
Mercyone Newton Medical Center

Newton · 38 mi · File Mar 2026

$73
list $112 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center

Des Moines · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$188
list $289 · lowest of 4 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 Des Moines, IA 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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