Iron test cost in Ardmore, OK
In Ardmore, OK, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Iron blood test (serum iron): from $17.55 to $65.00, with a median of $18.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Ardmore Inc — $0.45 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $29.05 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 83540, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 Ardmore, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore Inc lowest Northwest Ardmore, OK Iron Serum | $17.55 | $27.00 | $5.75–$15.05 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Headlton Inc Healdton, OK Iron, Tissue | $18.00 | $24.00 | $13.20 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Headlton Inc Healdton, OK Iron Serum | $18.00 | $24.00 | $13.20 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Headlton Inc Healdton, OK Assay of Iron | $18.00 | $24.00 | $13.20 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton Inc Healdton, OK Iron Serum | $65.00 | $100.00 | $19.00–$90.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore Inc Northwest Ardmore, OK Iron, Tissue | $71.50 | $110.00 | $5.75–$15.05 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.55, median $18.00, highest $65.00 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $18.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 3 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 serum iron test measures the iron carried in the blood. It is usually ordered with iron-binding capacity and ferritin to check for iron deficiency or iron overload.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.