Iron test cost in Panama City, FL
In Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $22.09 to $22.09, with a median of $22.09. Across Florida, the median is $48.01 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83540, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay lowest Panama City, FL · (850) 769-1511 IRON LIVER ARUP | $22.09 | $55.22 | $6.47–$24.24 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Panama City, FL · (850) 769-1511 IRON-SERUM | $89.98 | $224.96 | $6.47–$24.24 | 60% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $22.09, median $22.09, highest $22.09.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
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.