Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in Minot, ND — inpatient

In Minot, ND, 2 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $46.40 to $46.40, with a median of $46.40. The lowest listed price is at Kenmare Community Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across North Dakota, the median is $32.00 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$46.40Kenmare Community Hospital + 1 more
Median$46.40half pay less
Highest$46.40in 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 Minot, ND.

median
Lowest $46.40Highest $120.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kenmare Community Hospital lowest Kenmare, ND · (701) 385-4296 IRON, SERUM $46.40 $58.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Trinity Hospitals lowest Minot, ND · (701) 857-5000 IRON, SERUM $46.40 $58.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare, ND · (701) 385-4296 IRON, LIVER TISSUE-MAYO $120.00 $150.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Trinity Hospitals Minot, ND · (701) 857-5000 IRON, LIVER TISSUE-MAYO $120.00 $150.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $46.40, median $46.40, highest $46.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $46.40 — 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.