Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in Tampa, FL — inpatient

In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $5.20 to $158.09, with a median of $99.87. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital and 1 other hospital — $94.67 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $48.01 at 81 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 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$5.20Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital + 1 more
Median$99.87half pay less
Highest$158.09in this market
Difference30.4×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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.

median
Lowest $5.20Highest $332.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital lowest Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Assay Of Iron - Iron $5.20 $13.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital lowest Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Assay Of Iron - Iron $5.20 $13.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Iron-Ref $27.20 $68.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Iron-Ref $27.20 $68.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Dade City Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC IRON LEVEL TOTAL - IRON AND TIBC - ARUP $32.76 $32.76 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Dade City Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC IRON LEVEL $32.76 $32.76 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Iron, Liver Tissue-Ref $39.60 $99.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Iron, Liver Tissue-Ref $39.60 $99.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Iron $88.55 $253.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON,LIVER TISSUE $99.87 $99.87 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON,LIVER TISSUE $99.87 $99.87 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON,LIVER TISSUE $99.87 $99.87 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC IRON LEVEL LIVER TISSUE - ARUP $99.87 $99.87 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON,LIVER TISSUE $99.87 $99.87 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON,LIVER TISSUE $99.87 $99.87 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL ASSAY OF IRON $132.50 $265.00 $119.25–$212.00 50% —
source file
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL IRON TIMED URINE $132.50 $265.00 $119.25–$212.00 50% —
source file
AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC IRON LEVEL $133.18 $133.18 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL HC IRON LEVEL $158.09 $158.09 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC IRON LEVEL $332.75 $332.75 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC IRON LEVEL $332.75 $332.75 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC IRON LEVEL $332.75 $332.75 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC IRON LEVEL - ARUP $332.75 $332.75 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC IRON LEVEL TOTAL - IRON AND TIBC - QWDL $332.75 $332.75 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC IRON LEVEL TOTAL - IRON AND TIBC - ARUP $332.75 $332.75 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC IRON LEVEL - IRON + TRANSFERRIN + TIBC $332.75 $332.75 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC IRON LEVEL $332.75 $332.75 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file
AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC IRON LEVEL $332.75 $332.75 — — Apr 1, 2026
source file

Inpatient: lowest $5.20, median $99.87, highest $158.09 — a 30.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $99.87 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 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.