Iron test cost in Lakeland, FL
In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Iron blood test (serum iron): from $5.20 to $226.01, with a median of $108.85. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $103.65 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $48.01 at 81 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Assay Of Iron - Iron | $5.20 | $13.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Iron-Ref | $27.20 | $68.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Iron, Liver Tissue-Ref | $39.60 | $99.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL HC IRON LEVEL | $108.85 | $108.85 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL HC IRON LEVEL | $226.01 | $226.01 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL HC IRON LEVEL TOTAL - IRON AND TIBC - ARUP | $226.01 | $226.01 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.20, median $108.85, highest $226.01 — a 43.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $108.85. 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.