Iron test cost in Fayetteville, AR
In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $8.80 to $67.38, with a median of $17.55. The lowest listed price is at Ozarks Community Hospital — $8.75 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $32.08 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Community Hospital lowest Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 IRON TIBC and FERRITIN PANEL 5616 QT | $8.80 | $22.00 | $5.75–$11.44 | 60% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital lowest Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 IRON TOTAL 571 QT | $8.80 | $22.00 | $5.75–$11.44 | 60% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Iron Serum | $17.55 | $27.00 | $4.91–$22.95 | 35% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 CHG 83540 IRON | $26.00 | $65.00 | $5.75–$33.80 | 60% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 IRON & TIBC- GRV | $26.00 | $65.00 | $5.75–$33.80 | 60% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 IRON (FE) - GRV | $26.00 | $65.00 | $5.75–$33.80 | 60% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 IRON,TIBC, & FERRITIN PANEL- GRV | $26.00 | $65.00 | $5.75–$33.80 | 60% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 IRON LEVEL | $67.38 | $74.87 | $6.47–$54.20 | 10% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Iron, Tissue | $117.65 | $181.00 | $5.75–$29.56 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.80, median $17.55, highest $67.38 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $14.59. 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 2 of 3 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.
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.
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, ARASSAY OF IRON | $4.66 | file |