Iron test cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 26 hospitals list a cash price for Iron blood test (serum iron): from $6.58 to $93.00, with a median of $29.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health — $22.42 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $29.00 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 20 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 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest Rochester, MI IRON -SJH | $6.58 | $14.00 | $7.69–$8.37 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MI HB LAB IRON | $8.93 | $45.00 | $3.38–$22.75 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MI HB LAB IRON, SO | $8.93 | $40.00 | $3.38–$22.75 | 78% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MI HB LAB ASSAY OF IRON,SO | $8.93 | $52.45 | $3.38–$22.75 | 83% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MI HB LAB IRON, TISSUE, SO | $8.93 | $55.00 | $5.28–$8.93 | 84% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health System West Bloomfield, MI HB LAB IRON | $8.93 | $45.00 | $3.38–$22.75 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health System West Bloomfield, MI HB LAB ASSAY OF IRON,SO | $8.93 | $52.45 | $3.38–$22.75 | 83% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health System West Bloomfield, MI HB LAB IRON, SO | $8.93 | $40.00 | $3.38–$22.75 | 78% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health System West Bloomfield, MI HB LAB IRON, TISSUE, SO | $8.93 | $55.00 | $3.38–$22.75 | 84% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB LAB ASSAY OF IRON,SO | $8.93 | $52.45 | $5.28–$8.93 | 83% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Corporation Clinton Twp, MI HB LAB IRON | $8.93 | $45.00 | $3.38–$35.10 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Corporation Clinton Twp, MI HB LAB ASSAY OF IRON,SO | $8.93 | $52.45 | $3.38–$40.21 | 83% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI IRON | $10.63 | $18.98 | $8.02–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI IRON | $10.63 | $18.98 | $8.02–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI IRON | $10.64 | $19.00 | $5.27–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI IRON | $10.64 | $19.00 | $5.27–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI IRON | $11.76 | $21.00 | $8.02–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI IRON | $11.76 | $21.00 | $8.02–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI IRON | $13.44 | $24.00 | $4.36–$11.65 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI IRON | $13.44 | $24.00 | $4.36–$11.65 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI IRON | $13.44 | $24.00 | $4.72–$11.65 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI IRON | $13.44 | $24.00 | $4.72–$11.65 | 44% | — source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center John R Detroit, MI IRON | $14.50 | $29.00 | $3.54–$21.75 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI IRON, URINE | $21.41 | $38.24 | $8.02–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI IRON, URINE | $21.41 | $38.24 | $8.02–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI IRON, URINE | $21.41 | $38.24 | $8.02–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI IRON, URINE | $21.41 | $38.24 | $8.02–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI Iron Level | $22.35 | $44.70 | $3.54–$25.62 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI RL IRON | $25.95 | $55.22 | $7.69–$8.37 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI LIVER BX IRON | $27.17 | $48.52 | $8.02–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI LIVER BX IRON | $27.17 | $48.52 | $8.02–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI LIVER BX IRON | $27.17 | $48.52 | $8.02–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI LIVER BX IRON | $27.17 | $48.52 | $8.02–$10.39 | 44% | — source file |
| Oakwood Healthcare Inc Taylor, MI Hc Iron | $29.00 | $29.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Oakwood Healthcare Inc Wayne, MI Hc Iron | $29.00 | $29.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI Hc Iron | $29.00 | $29.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI Hc Iron | $29.00 | $29.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Oakwood Healthcare Inc Trenton, MI Hc Iron | $29.00 | $29.00 | — | — | — source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Inc Detroit, MI IRON | $32.25 | $43.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Inc Commerce Charter Twp, MI IRON | $32.25 | $43.00 | $1.00–$8.83 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI IRON | $32.25 | $43.00 | $1.00–$8.83 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI IRON | $32.25 | $43.00 | $1.00–$8.83 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI Iron Level | $34.65 | $69.30 | $3.54–$42.79 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI Iron Level | $34.65 | $69.30 | $3.54–$53.52 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI Iron Level | $34.65 | $69.30 | $3.54–$36.31 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center John R Detroit, MI IRON, TOTAL | $37.85 | $75.70 | $3.54–$56.78 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center John R Detroit, MI IRON RANDOM URINE | $37.85 | $75.70 | $3.54–$56.78 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Inc Detroit, MI IRON | $42.00 | $56.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Inc Detroit, MI IRON | $45.75 | $61.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center John R Detroit, MI IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $52.00 | $104.00 | $3.54–$78.00 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center John R Detroit, MI IRON, URINE | $75.70 | $151.40 | $3.54–$113.55 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Inc Detroit, MI IRON | $93.00 | $124.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.58, median $29.00, highest $93.00 — a 14.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $29.00. 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 9 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.