Iron test cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Iron blood test (serum iron): from $5.03 to $81.08, with a median of $11.83. The lowest listed price is at Sisters of Charity Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $6.80 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $28.20 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY HC Assay of Iron - Iron | $5.03 | $16.00 | $4.85–$16.00 | 69% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY HC Assay of Iron - Iron | $5.03 | $16.00 | $4.85–$16.00 | 69% | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY HC Assay of Iron - Iron | $5.03 | $16.00 | $4.85–$16.00 | 69% | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY IRON LEVEL | $18.63 | $26.62 | $6.15–$8.81 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY IRON LIVER TISSUE | $27.57 | $255.62 | $4.85–$230.05 | 89% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY IRON SERUM | $27.57 | $255.62 | $4.85–$230.05 | 89% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY ASSAY OF IRON | $36.12 | $51.60 | $6.15–$8.81 | 30% | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Iron, Total | $81.08 | $81.08 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.03, median $11.83, highest $81.08 — a 16.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $5.03. 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 4 of 5 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.