Iron test cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for Iron blood test (serum iron): from $60.50 to $213.00, with a median of $85.93. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $25.43 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $84.56 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 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 Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC HB IRON (SEND OUT) | $60.50 | $121.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC HB IRON | $60.50 | $121.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC HC IRON TOTAL | $71.82 | $266.00 | $23.35–$172.90 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC Iron Total | $71.82 | $266.00 | $77.41–$91.77 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC Iron Total | $71.82 | $266.00 | $13.49–$91.77 | 73% | — source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Concord, NC HC ASSAY OF IRON | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$163.26 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Monroe, NC HC ASSAY OF IRON | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$163.26 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF IRON | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$158.10 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Wadesboro, NC HC ASSAY OF IRON | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$163.26 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Lincolnton, NC HC ASSAY OF IRON | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$163.26 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF IRON | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$154.67 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF IRON | $85.93 | $171.85 | $32.65–$171.85 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF IRON | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$158.10 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF IRON | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$158.10 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF IRON | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$154.67 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC ASSAY OF IRON | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$158.10 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF IRON | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$166.69 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB IRON LIVER TISSUE (SEND OUT) | $91.50 | $183.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC HB IRON LIVER TISSUE (SEND OUT) | $93.00 | $186.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC CHG IRON | $116.00 | $116.00 | $3.52–$110.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC CHG IRON | $116.00 | $116.00 | $3.52–$110.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC CHG IRON | $116.00 | $116.00 | $3.52–$110.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill, SC IRON ASSAY | $213.00 | $284.00 | $1.00–$284.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill, SC IRON ASSAY | $213.00 | $284.00 | $1.00–$284.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB IRON | $271.00 | $542.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill, SC IRON ASSAY/2 | $657.75 | $877.00 | $1.00–$877.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill, SC IRON ASSAY/2 | $657.75 | $877.00 | $1.00–$877.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $60.50, median $85.93, highest $213.00 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $85.93. 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 11 of 14 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.