Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in Flagstaff, AZ — inpatient

In Flagstaff, AZ, 2 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $11.22 to $59.06, with a median of $35.14. The lowest listed price is at Page Hospital — $23.92 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $33.49 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Mar 2, 2026.

Lowest$11.22Page Hospital
Median$35.14half pay less
Highest$59.06in this market
Difference5.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Flagstaff, AZ.

median
Lowest $11.22Highest $116.69

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Page Hospital lowest Page, AZ LAB IRON $11.22 $20.00 $9.00–$19.00 44% Mar 2, 2026
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Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff, AZ *REF* Bill SO Liver Tissue Iron $59.06 $118.11 $41.34–$118.11 50% Feb 28, 2026
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Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff, AZ Iron Level $70.87 $141.73 $49.61–$141.73 50% Feb 28, 2026
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Page Hospital Page, AZ LAB IRON TISSUE LIVER $116.69 $208.00 $93.60–$197.60 44% Mar 2, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $11.22, median $35.14, highest $59.06 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $35.14 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.