Iron test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for Iron blood test (serum iron): from $20.47 to $284.40, with a median of $80.40. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $59.93 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $45.90 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities 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 Mar 6, 2026 and Mar 6, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA IRON-E | $20.47 | $29.25 | $4.53–$21.06 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC IRON P6970 | $27.00 | $45.00 | $6.06–$56.82 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA IRON P6970 | $40.80 | $68.00 | $6.39–$59.84 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA FE | $40.80 | $68.00 | $6.39–$59.84 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA IRON PNL 1160 | $40.80 | $68.00 | $6.39–$59.84 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA IRON LIVER TISSUE (MAYO) | $40.80 | $68.00 | $6.39–$59.84 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC FE | $42.60 | $71.00 | $6.06–$65.32 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC IRON | $42.60 | $71.00 | $6.06–$65.32 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA .IRON TOTAL QUEST SENDOUT | $45.60 | $76.00 | $25.61–$59.28 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA IRON TOTAL | $45.60 | $76.00 | $25.61–$59.28 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA SERUM IRON | $45.60 | $76.00 | $20.44–$93.14 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA FE | $80.40 | $134.00 | $5.76–$120.60 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA IRON ANALYSIS TISSUE | $80.40 | $134.00 | $5.76–$120.60 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA IRON P6970 | $80.40 | $134.00 | $5.76–$120.60 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA IRON PNL 1160 | $80.40 | $134.00 | $5.39–$120.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA IRON/RANDOM URINE | $80.40 | $134.00 | $5.39–$120.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA FE | $80.40 | $134.00 | $5.39–$120.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA IRON LIVER TISSUE (MAYO) | $80.40 | $134.00 | $5.76–$120.60 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA IRON P6970 | $80.40 | $134.00 | $5.39–$120.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA IRON P5087 | $80.40 | $134.00 | $5.39–$120.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA IRON P5087 | $83.40 | $139.00 | $5.59–$118.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA IRON PNL 1160 | $83.40 | $139.00 | $5.59–$118.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA IRON P6970 | $83.40 | $139.00 | $5.59–$118.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA FE | $83.40 | $139.00 | $5.59–$118.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA IRON P6970 | $96.60 | $161.00 | $6.39–$128.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA IRON P5087 | $96.60 | $161.00 | $6.39–$128.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA IRON | $96.60 | $161.00 | $6.39–$128.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA IRON PNL 1160 | $96.60 | $161.00 | $6.39–$128.80 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA IRON LEVEL | $106.00 | $212.00 | $6.11–$171.55 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA IRON, LIVER TISSUE | $127.05 | $181.50 | $4.53–$130.68 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC FE | $150.60 | $251.00 | $6.01–$213.35 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC IRON P6970 | $159.00 | $265.00 | $6.01–$225.25 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC IRON | $159.00 | $265.00 | $6.01–$225.25 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA FE | $253.80 | $423.00 | $6.00–$359.55 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA IRON | $253.80 | $423.00 | $6.00–$359.55 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA IRON LIVER TISSUE (MAYO) | $284.40 | $474.00 | $6.39–$402.90 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA IRON/RANDOM URINE | $284.40 | $474.00 | $6.39–$402.90 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA IRON LIVER TISSUE | $284.40 | $474.00 | $6.39–$402.90 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA IRON | $284.40 | $474.00 | $6.39–$402.90 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA IRON PNL 1160 | $284.40 | $474.00 | $6.39–$402.90 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA FE | $284.40 | $474.00 | $6.39–$402.90 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA MAYO QUANTITATIVE IRON | $284.40 | $474.00 | $6.39–$402.90 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA IRON P6970 | $284.40 | $474.00 | $6.39–$402.90 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA IRON P5087 | $284.40 | $474.00 | $6.39–$402.90 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA ASSAY OF IRON | $340.00 | $680.00 | $6.11–$171.55 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $20.47, median $80.40, highest $284.40 — a 13.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $80.40. 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 13 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
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.