Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in Augusta, GA — inpatient

In Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $13.26 to $13.26, with a median of $13.26. Across Georgia, the median is $51.50 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83540, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$13.26Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col
Median$13.26half pay less
Highest$13.26in this market
Difference1.0×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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC.

median
Lowest $13.26Highest $130.65

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col lowest Augusta, GA · (706) 721-6569 Hc Assay Of Iron $13.26 $34.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta, GA · (706) 721-6569 Hc Iron Liver Tissue - Histology $130.65 $335.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $13.26, median $13.26, highest $13.26.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $13.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.