Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in Richmond, KY — inpatient

In Richmond-Berea, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $58.20 to $58.20, with a median of $58.20. Across Kentucky, the median is $72.26 at 15 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$58.20Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital
Median$58.20half pay less
Highest$58.20in 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 Richmond-Berea, KY.

median
Lowest $58.20Highest $81.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital lowest Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC Assay of Iron $58.20 $97.00 — 40% —
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Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC So Iron $81.00 $135.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $58.20, median $58.20, highest $58.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $65.23 — 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.