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Complete blood count (CBC) with differential in Houston, TX costs $3 to $153. Here's every hospital's price.

18 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 18 hospitals list a cash price for complete blood count (cbc) with differential (CPT 85025). The lowest is $3 at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, the median is $94 and the highest is $153 at Houston Methodist Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 51 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $94 is 106% above the national median of $46 across 570 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

18 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $3 to $268. 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 March 2023 and April 2026. 42 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.

$3
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston · 48 mi
$91 below the median
$94
median cash price
18 hospitals
51×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
18/60
hospitals with a cash price
42 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$3
list $3 · lowest of 5 lines
2
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$8
list $178 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital

Bellaire · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

$53
list $107 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Shriners Hospitals for Children

Galveston · 48 mi · File Mar 2026

$58
list $58
5
St Luke's Patients Medical Center

Pasadena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$76
list $218 · lowest of 8 lines
6
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$94
list $268 · lowest of 4 lines
7
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$94
list $268 · lowest of 4 lines
8
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$94
list $268 · lowest of 4 lines
9
Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$94
list $268 · lowest of 4 lines
10
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Houston · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$94
list $268 · lowest of 4 lines
11
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$133
list $266 · lowest of 4 lines
12
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$133
list $266 · 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 Houston, TX 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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