Ferritin test cost in Bakersfield, CA — inpatient
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ferritin blood test (iron stores) as an inpatient: from $104.97 to $106.11, with a median of $105.54. The lowest listed price is at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital — $0.57 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $83.65 at 159 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 82728, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 FERRITIN | $104.97 | $286.00 | $200.20–$225.94 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 FERRITIN | $106.11 | $286.00 | $200.20–$228.80 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $104.97, median $105.54, highest $106.11.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $53.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A ferritin test measures a protein that stores iron, and its level reflects how much iron the body has in reserve. It is used to look for iron deficiency or iron overload, often together with a blood count.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the ferritin test only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and other iron tests, such as serum iron and iron-binding capacity, have their own codes.
6 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82728 ($90.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-FERITN 70065 | $3.31 | file |
| Dignity Health Bakersfield, CARL-A-FERITN 70065 | $3.34 | file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CAAssay of ferritin | $4.24 | file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CAFerritin | $4.24 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CAH-FERRITIN 7577 | $6.61 | file |
| Dignity Health Bakersfield, CAH-FERRITIN 7577 | $6.68 | file |