Iron test cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 85 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $5.08 to $432.00, with a median of $7.44. The lowest listed price is at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $2.36 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $25.73 at 114 hospitals.
- The median here, $7.44, is 84% below the US median of $47.12.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($6.47).
- New York, NY has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in New York with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 17 of 85 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 85 facilities across 58 cities for code 83540, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 22, 2025 and Sep 28, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY IRON File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $5.08 | $38.00 | $4.83–$11.65 | 87% |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY · (718) 240-5966 IRON File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $5.08 | $38.00 | $5.08–$11.43 | 87% |
| Interfaith Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY IRON File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $5.08 | $38.00 | $5.08–$11.65 | 87% |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Hc Assay Of Iron File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $64.00 | $3.88–$54.40 | 91% |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 IRON LIVER ARUP+7 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6.47 | $105.00 | $6.47–$29.65 | 94% |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 IRON.+7 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6.47 | $105.00 | $6.47–$180.00 | 94% |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge, NJ IRON.+7 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6.47 | $105.00 | $13.97–$178.04 | 94% |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 IRON.+7 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6.47 | $105.00 | $13.97–$178.04 | 94% |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 IRON.+15 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6.47 | $105.00 | $14.91–$178.10 | 94% |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY · (718) 616-4834 HC IRON SERUM+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $6.47 | $27.14 | $1.00–$24.85 | 76% |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 IMMUNOASSAY ANALYTE QUANTITATIVE NOS+7 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6.47 | $183.00 | $6.47–$102.19 | 96% |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 883-3000 HC LIVER BIOPSY+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $6.47 | $27.14 | $6.34–$88.09 | 76% |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 IRON 24 HR URINE+7 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6.47 | $105.00 | $17.43–$183.00 | 94% |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY · (718) 579-5000 HC IRON SERUM+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $6.47 | $27.14 | $1.00–$60.30 | 76% |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ · (732) 741-2700 IRON.+7 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6.47 | $105.00 | $14.81–$179.25 | 94% |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC IRON SERUM+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $6.47 | $27.14 | $1.00–$24.85 | 76% |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 939-1000 HC IRON SERUM+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $6.47 | $27.14 | $1.00–$24.85 | 76% |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 963-8100 HC IRON SERUM+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $6.47 | $27.14 | $1.00–$24.85 | 76% |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC IRON SERUM+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $6.47 | $27.14 | $1.00–$24.93 | 76% |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 IRON TOTAL+15 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6.47 | $105.00 | $16.91–$173.12 | 94% |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NY · (914) 378-7000 Assay of iron+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 13, 2026 · source file | $6.47 | — | $5.63–$280.24 | — |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC IRON SERUM+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $6.47 | $27.14 | $6.34–$112.30 | 76% |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 IRON.+7 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6.47 | $105.00 | $26.36–$183.00 | 94% |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC IRON SERUM+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $6.47 | $27.14 | $6.34–$97.58 | 76% |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst, NY · (718) 334-1141 HC IRON SERUM+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $6.47 | $27.14 | $6.34–$55.28 | 76% |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx, NY HC IRON SERUM+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $6.47 | $27.14 | $1.00–$24.61 | 76% |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ · (908) 994-5000 HC Assay of Iron File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.12 | $90.00 | $3.04–$57.39 | 92% |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ · (973) 322-5000 HC Assay of Iron File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.12 | $100.00 | $3.04–$85.00 | 93% |
| Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ · (973) 450-2000 HC Assay of Iron File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.12 | $113.00 | $3.04–$107.86 | 94% |
| Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ · (201) 915-2000 HC Assay of Iron File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.12 | $90.00 | $3.04–$81.69 | 92% |
| Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ · (732) 557-8000 HC Assay of Iron File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.12 | $90.00 | $3.04–$82.34 | 92% |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ · (973) 926-7000 HC Assay of Iron File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.12 | $100.00 | $3.04–$93.33 | 93% |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ · (732) 363-1900 HC Assay of Iron File of Mar 3, 2026 · source file | $7.12 | $90.00 | $3.04–$87.39 | 92% |
| Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ · (732) 222-5200 HC Assay of Iron File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.12 | $90.00 | $3.04–$87.03 | 92% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 828-3000 HC Assay of Iron File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.12 | $100.00 | $3.04–$83.20 | 93% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ · (908) 685-2200 HC Assay of Iron File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.12 | $155.00 | $3.04–$141.79 | 95% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ · (732) 381-4200 HC Assay of Iron File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.12 | $155.00 | $3.04–$104.16 | 95% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.44 | $108.00 | — | 93% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.44 | $108.00 | — | 93% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.44 | $108.00 | — | 93% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.44 | $108.00 | — | 93% |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 ASSAY OF IRON File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $7.44 | $757.41 | $5.18–$719.54 | 99% |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJ · (973) 429-6000 Iron level File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $7.44 | $127.05 | $6.47–$127.05 | 94% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.44 | $108.00 | — | 93% |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC ASSAY OF IRON File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.76 | $60.86 | $5.08–$160.44 | 87% |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC ASSAY OF IRON File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.76 | $60.86 | $5.08–$160.44 | 87% |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NY HC ASSAY OF IRON File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.76 | $60.86 | $5.08–$160.44 | 87% |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC ASSAY OF IRON File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.76 | $106.58 | $5.08–$160.44 | 93% |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC ASSAY OF IRON File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.76 | $106.58 | $5.08–$160.44 | 93% |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Iron Only 83540+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $12.60 | $126.00 | $9.85–$100.80 | 90% |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 IRON File of May 5, 2026 · source file | $14.23 | $14.23 | — | — |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 IRON File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $14.23 | $14.23 | — | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 IRON LEVEL File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $19.00 | $19.00 | $5.50–$1,912.00 | — |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 IRON LEVEL File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $19.00 | $19.00 | $5.03–$1,912.00 | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre, NY · (516) 705-2525 HC URINE IRON+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $23.89 | $171.00 | $5.08–$171.00 | 86% |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY HC IRON*C+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $23.89 | $171.00 | $5.08–$171.00 | 86% |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown, NY · (631) 862-3000 HC IRON*C+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $23.89 | $171.00 | $5.08–$171.00 | 86% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY · (631) 376-3000 HC URINE IRON+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $23.89 | $171.00 | $5.08–$171.00 | 86% |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY · (516) 759-6000 HC URINE IRON+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $23.89 | $171.00 | $5.08–$171.00 | 86% |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ · (732) 258-7050 HC Assay of Iron File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $24.00 | $48.00 | $4.80–$47.04 | 50% |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Chem Se Iron Qnt File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file | $29.95 | $42.78 | $2.65–$625.00 | 30% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 IRON File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $33.00 | $55.00 | $5.18–$46.75 | 40% |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Iron level File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $44.50 | $44.50 | $6.47–$83.97 | — |
| Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon, NY · (914) 664-8000 HC ASSAY OF IRON File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $49.40 | $76.00 | $3.81–$70.14 | 35% |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 ASSAY OF IRON File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $50.14 | $58.99 | $6.15–$15.11 | 15% |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 920-4321 CHG ASSAY OF IRON+1 more line at this price File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $55.59 | $85.00 | $4.09–$78.96 | 35% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (212) 420-2000 HC Iron+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $80.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Iron+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $80.00 | — | 10% |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Iron+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $80.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Assay of Iron+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $80.00 | — | 10% |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 ASSAY OF IRON File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $79.00 | $79.00 | $4.53–$79.00 | — |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 83540 - ASSAY OF IRON File of Apr 22, 2025 · source file | $80.00 | $80.00 | $6.00–$77.00 | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern, NY · (914) 368-5000 83540 -Iron+1 more line at this price File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $103.00 | $103.00 | $6.47–$305.71 | — |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $115.19 | $1,770.00 | — | 93% |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 IRON LEVEL File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $123.03 | $123.03 | $5.18–$12.94 | — |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY IRON LEVEL File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $125.44 | $125.44 | $6.47–$8.41 | — |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 692-5302 IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $125.99 | $125.99 | — | — |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY ASSAY OF IRON File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $134.22 | $134.22 | $6.47–$8.41 | — |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $135.99 | $4,300.00 | — | 97% |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 ASSAY OF IRON File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $140.85 | $140.85 | $5.18–$12.94 | — |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.62 | $1,179.00 | — | 88% |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 IRON LEVEL File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $173.00 | $173.00 | $6.47–$4,255.00 | — |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $173.79 | $2,271.00 | — | 92% |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 ASSAY OF IRON File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | $6.47–$4,255.00 | — |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Iron Urine File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file | $185.95 | $265.63 | $2.65–$625.00 | 30% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $194.02 | $2,430.00 | — | 92% |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC Iron Serum File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $240.00 | $240.00 | $25.88–$216.00 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC Iron Serum File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $240.00 | $240.00 | $25.88–$216.00 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC Iron Serum File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $240.00 | $240.00 | $9.07–$216.00 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC Iron Serum File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $240.00 | $240.00 | $9.07–$216.00 | — |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY · (914) 964-4444 ASSAY OF IRON File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $278.80 | $328.00 | $6.15–$3,783.00 | 15% |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 IRON LEVEL File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $432.00 | $436.00 | $4.00–$436.00 | 1% |
Outpatient: lowest $5.08, median $7.44, highest $432.00 — a 85.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 35 facilities here, median $14.23. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 62 of 71 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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