Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in Greenville, SC — inpatient

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $18.60 to $18.60, with a median of $18.60. Across South Carolina, the median is $60.50 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83540, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$18.60St Francis Hospital
Median$18.60half pay less
Highest$18.60in this market
Difference1.0×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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.

median
Lowest $18.60Highest $358.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Assay of Iron $18.60 $31.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Assay of Iron $18.60 $31.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC So Iron $358.20 $597.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC So Iron $358.20 $597.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $18.60, median $18.60, highest $18.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $35.95 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.