Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in Massena, NY — inpatient

In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $16.13 to $86.03, with a median of $61.89. The lowest listed price is at Gouverneur Hospital — $45.76 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $28.20 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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.

Lowest$16.13Gouverneur Hospital
Median$61.89half pay less
Highest$86.03in this market
Difference5.3×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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.

median
Lowest $16.13Highest $86.03

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Gouverneur Hospital lowest Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC IRON $16.13 $24.82 — 35% —
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Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC IRON $61.89 $95.22 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC IRON $86.03 $132.35 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $16.13, median $61.89, highest $86.03 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $61.89 — 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.