Lab tests CPT 82728 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ferritin test cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient

In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ferritin blood test (iron stores) as an inpatient: from $29.07 to $74.80, with a median of $51.94. The lowest listed price is at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital — $22.87 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $78.82 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82728, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.

Lowest$29.07Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Median$51.94half pay less
Highest$74.80in this market
Difference2.6×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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.

median
Lowest $29.07Highest $90.27

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 FERRITIN, SERUM $29.07 $95.00 $32.78–$90.25 69% —
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 FERRITIN $74.80 $136.00 $6.95–$281.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 ASSAY OF FERRITIN $74.80 $136.00 $6.95–$281.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 PCH ASSAY OF FERRITIN, THEV1 $90.27 $295.00 $101.78–$280.25 69% —
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Inpatient: lowest $29.07, median $51.94, highest $74.80 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $51.94 — 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 1 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.