Iron test cost in Lima, OH — inpatient
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $7.20 to $46.80, with a median of $27.00. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $19.80 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $33.15 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 83540, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH Assay Of Iron | $7.20 | $8.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH Iron | $16.20 | $18.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center LLC Lima, OH HC So Iron | $46.80 | $78.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH Iron Liver Tissue.M8350 | $52.20 | $58.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center LLC Lima, OH HC Assay of Iron | $54.00 | $90.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $7.20, median $27.00, highest $46.80 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $27.00 — 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.