Iron test cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $19.00 to $26.00, with a median of $22.50. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital and 1 other hospital — $3.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $29.00 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Iron | $19.00 | $19.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Iron | $19.00 | $19.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Iron | $19.00 | $19.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Iron | $26.00 | $26.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Iron | $26.00 | $26.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $19.00, median $22.50, highest $26.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $26.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.