Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in St. Marys, PA — inpatient

In St. Marys, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $76.00 to $76.00, with a median of $76.00. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $45.90 at 64 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$76.00Penn Highlands Elk
Median$76.00half pay less
Highest$76.00in 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 St. Marys, PA.

median
Lowest $76.00Highest $76.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Penn Highlands Elk lowest Saint Marys, PA · (814) 788-8000 Iron Level Total $76.00 $76.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk lowest Saint Marys, PA · (814) 788-8000 Iron Total Serum $76.00 $76.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $76.00, median $76.00, highest $76.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $76.00 — 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.