Iron test cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 18 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $6.00 to $502.27, with a median of $126.71. The lowest listed price is at Saint John Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $120.71 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $45.50 at 64 hospitals.
- The median here, $126.71, is 169% above the US median of $47.12.
- That is 19.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($6.47).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 13 cities for code 83540, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Assay Of Iron File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $618.80 | $5.50–$495.04 | 99% |
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Assay Of Iron File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $618.80 | $5.50–$571.77 | 99% |
| St Joseph Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Assay Of Iron File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $544.99 | $5.50–$544.99 | 99% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 IRON TISSUE +2 more lines at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $80.00 | $22.32–$65.28 | 73% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 IRON SERUM MAIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.48 | $76.00 | $5.78–$68.40 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 IRON SERUM MAIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.48 | $76.00 | $5.78–$68.40 | 52% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 IRON TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $39.15 | $135.00 | $5.99–$110.43 | 71% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 IRON 83540 File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $59.50 | $85.00 | $6.47–$82.37 | 30% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 RF BILL IRON LIVER TISSUE MAYO+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $76.27 | $263.00 | $5.99–$215.13 | 71% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 IRON File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $96.16 | $137.36 | $6.47–$116.76 | 30% |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 IRON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $157.25 | $157.25 | $20.44–$117.94 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 IRON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $201.48 | $201.48 | $26.19–$171.26 | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC IRON LEVEL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $237.69 | $237.69 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC IRON LEVEL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $237.69 | $237.69 | — | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 IRON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $290.46 | $290.46 | $54.03–$290.46 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 IRON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $315.17 | $315.17 | $40.97–$252.14 | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 IRON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $445.47 | $445.47 | $57.91–$400.92 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 IRON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $457.43 | $457.43 | $59.47–$457.43 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 IRON LIVER TISSUE QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $502.27 | $502.27 | $65.30–$452.04 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 IRON LIVER TISSUE QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $824.61 | $824.61 | $107.20–$700.92 | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 IRON LIVER TISSUE QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $834.29 | $834.29 | $155.18–$834.29 | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 IRON LIVER TISSUE QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $952.34 | $952.34 | $123.80–$857.11 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 IRON LIVER TISSUE QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $975.58 | $975.58 | $126.83–$780.46 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 IRON LIVER TISSUE QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $993.24 | $993.24 | $129.12–$993.24 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 IRON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,018.18 | $1,018.18 | $132.36–$916.36 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 IRON LIVER TISSUE QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,075.27 | $1,075.27 | $139.79–$806.45 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $6.00, median $126.71, highest $502.27 — a 83.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $49.33. 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 16 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.
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