Lab tests CPT 82728 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ferritin test cost in Columbus, OH — inpatient

In Columbus, OH, 15 hospitals list a cash price for ferritin blood test (iron stores) as an inpatient: from $24.70 to $190.80, with a median of $40.30. The lowest listed price is at Berger Hospital — $15.60 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $75.80 at 100 hospitals.

Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 cities for code 82728, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$24.70Berger Hospital
Median$40.30half pay less
Highest$190.80in this market
Difference7.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbus, OH.

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Lowest $24.70Highest $190.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Berger Hospital lowest Circleville, OH Hc Ferritin $24.70 $38.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH Hc Ferritin $37.05 $57.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Ferritin $40.30 $62.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH Hc Ferritin $40.30 $62.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Ferritin $40.30 $62.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Ferritin $40.30 $62.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH Hc Ferritin $40.30 $62.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Ferritin $40.30 $62.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH HC Ferritin $76.05 $117.00 $11.98–$632.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH HC Ferritin $76.05 $117.00 $11.98–$632.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Ferritin $76.05 $117.00 $11.98–$632.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH HC Ferritin $76.05 $117.00 $11.98–$117.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH HC Ferritin $76.05 $117.00 $11.98–$632.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC Ferritin $76.05 $117.00 $11.98–$632.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Berger Hospital Circleville, OH Hc Ferritin So $84.50 $130.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH Hc Ferritin So $157.30 $242.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Ferritin So $159.90 $246.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Ferritin So $159.90 $246.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH Hc Ferritin So $159.90 $246.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Ferritin So $159.90 $246.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH Hc Ferritin So $159.90 $246.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Ferritin So $159.90 $246.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH FERRITIN $190.80 $212.00 $99.64–$207.76 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $24.70, median $40.30, highest $190.80 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $58.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.