Iron test cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 22 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $5.00 to $224.28, with a median of $18.99. The lowest listed price is at Victor Valley Global Medical Center — $13.99 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $58.14 at 208 hospitals.
- The median here, $18.99, is 60% below the US median of $47.12.
- That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($6.47).
- Riverside, CA has the lowest median of 5 metro areas in California with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 7 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 17 cities for code 83540, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center lowest Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 IRON File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $5.00 | $5.00 | $1.20–$49.00 | — |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Iron LC File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $5.44 | $7.25 | — | 25% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Assay Of Iron File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $228.17 | $6.15–$228.17 | 97% |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 IRON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $165.00 | $6.41–$165.00 | 96% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Assay Of Iron File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $228.17 | $6.15–$228.17 | 97% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM IRON LIVER TISSUE File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $9.28 | $9.28 | $1.86–$65.50 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM IRON LIVER TISSUE File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $9.28 | $9.28 | $1.68–$61.49 | — |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM IRON LIVER TISSUE File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $9.28 | $9.28 | $1.86–$66.85 | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ASSAY OF IRON CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11.39 | $23.72 | — | 52% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 ASSAY OF IRON File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $16.78 | $83.92 | $6.15–$83.92 | 80% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 IRON File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $18.77 | $57.00 | $5.63–$57.00 | 67% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 IRON LEVEL File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $19.20 | $48.00 | $21.60–$40.80 | 60% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 IRON File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $24.89 | $64.00 | $6.47–$64.00 | 61% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 RL-A-FE LIVER 28250 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $30.13 | $91.52 | $5.63–$91.52 | 67% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 RL-A-FE LIVER 28250 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $35.59 | $91.52 | $6.47–$91.52 | 61% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 ASSAY OF IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $44.20 | $85.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 ASSAY OF IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $44.20 | $85.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 ASSAY OF IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $44.20 | $85.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 ASSAY OF IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $44.20 | $85.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 IRON LEVEL File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $48.65 | $243.24 | $6.15–$243.24 | 80% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.80 | $110.00 | — | 52% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC IRON TOTAL File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $64.80 | $144.00 | $5.24–$122.40 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC IRON TOTAL File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $64.80 | $144.00 | $5.24–$129.60 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC IRON TOTAL File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $64.80 | $144.00 | $6.47–$108.00 | 55% |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 Iron level File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $79.92 | $333.00 | $5.50–$403.00 | 76% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $138.00 | $138.00 | $5.72–$100.05 | — |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON,LIVER TISSUE File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $144.00 | $5.72–$104.40 | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 IRON LIVER TISSUE QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $155.00 | $155.00 | $23.25–$139.50 | — |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Iron level File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $384.00 | $5.18–$705.60 | 52% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Iron+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $224.28 | $224.28 | $4.58–$224.28 | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 IRON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $477.25 | $477.25 | $71.59–$429.52 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $5.00, median $18.99, highest $224.28 — a 44.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $32.86. 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 20 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is 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 iron test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Iron test explained.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83540 ($43.96). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CAIron level | $1.61 | file |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CAIRON | $1.65 | file |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CAC IRON BINDING CAPACITY - LC | $2.00 | file |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CAIRON TOTAL - LC | $3.00 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Iron | $3.20 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC So Iron Liver Tissue | $3.20 | file |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CAIRON TOTAL, TIBC, %SAT | $3.20 | file |