Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in Marietta, OH — inpatient

In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $35.90 to $36.75, with a median of $36.33. The lowest listed price is at Selby General Hospital — $0.43 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 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026.

Lowest$35.90Selby General Hospital
Median$36.33half pay less
Highest$36.75in 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 Marietta, OH.

median
Lowest $35.90Highest $36.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Selby General Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Iron $35.90 $59.84 — 40% Oct 1, 2026
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Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Iron $36.75 $61.25 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $35.90, median $36.33, highest $36.75.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $36.33 — 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.