Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $34.65 to $62.30, with a median of $61.60. The lowest listed price is at Providence Holy Family Hospital — $26.95 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $45.39 at 33 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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$34.65Providence Holy Family Hospital
Median$61.60half pay less
Highest$62.30in this market
Difference1.8×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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

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Lowest $34.65Highest $88.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Holy Family Hospital lowest Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF IRON CDM $34.65 $49.50 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF IRON CDM $45.50 $65.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF IRON $45.50 $65.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IRON $45.50 $65.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ASSAY OF IRON CDM $61.60 $88.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC IRON $61.60 $88.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ASSAY OF IRON $61.60 $88.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ASSAY OF IRON $62.30 $89.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ASSAY OF IRON CDM $62.30 $89.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC IRON $62.30 $89.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF IRON $68.60 $98.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IRON $68.60 $98.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF IRON CDM $68.60 $98.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IRON $88.20 $126.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $34.65, median $61.60, highest $62.30 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $58.90 — 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.