Iron test cost in Canton, OH — inpatient
In Canton-Massillon, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $24.30 to $31.05, with a median of $29.25. The lowest listed price is at Alliance Community Hospital — $4.95 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $33.15 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities 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 Jun 15, 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 Canton-Massillon, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Community Hospital lowest Alliance, OH · (330) 596-6000 Lab-Iron Total | $24.30 | $54.00 | — | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 489-1111 FE ASSAY | $29.25 | $45.00 | $12.73–$45.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 489-1111 *FE ASSAY | $29.25 | $45.00 | $12.73–$45.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Aultman Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 363-9911 Lab-Iron Total | $31.05 | $69.00 | — | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $24.30, median $29.25, highest $31.05 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $29.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83540 ($49.95). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OHLab-Iron, Total | $4.05 | file |