Iron test cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Iron blood test (serum iron): from $20.40 to $114.60, with a median of $114.60. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond LLC — $94.20 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $78.60 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — 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 Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond LLC lowest Richmond, VA HC So1 Iron | $20.40 | $34.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Mercy Health Petersburg LLC Petersburg, VA HC Assay of Iron | $60.30 | $201.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond LLC Richmond, VA HC Assay of Iron | $114.60 | $191.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center LLC Mechanicsville, VA HC Assay of Iron | $114.60 | $191.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center LLC Midlothian, VA HC Assay of Iron | $114.60 | $191.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital LLC Richmond, VA HC Assay of Iron | $114.60 | $191.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Mercy Health Petersburg LLC Petersburg, VA HC So Iron | $188.10 | $627.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond LLC Richmond, VA HC So Iron | $240.60 | $401.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $20.40, median $114.60, highest $114.60 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $36.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.