Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in Norwalk, OH — inpatient

In Norwalk, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $88.80 to $88.80, with a median of $88.80. Across Ohio, the median is $33.15 at 100 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83540, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$88.80Mercy Health Willard Hospital LLC
Median$88.80half pay less
Highest$88.80in 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 Norwalk, OH.

median
Lowest $88.80Highest $273.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Willard Hospital LLC lowest Willard, OH HC Assay of Iron $88.80 $148.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Willard Hospital LLC Willard, OH HC So Iron $273.60 $456.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $88.80, median $88.80, highest $88.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $43.20 — 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.