Iron test cost in Williamsport, PA — inpatient
In Williamsport, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $45.60 to $48.00, with a median of $46.80. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Muncy — $1.20 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $45.90 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 83540, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Williamsport, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Muncy lowest Muncy, PA · (570) 546-8282 IRON P6970 | $45.60 | $76.00 | $32.56–$2,315.52 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA · (570) 321-1000 FE | $48.00 | $80.00 | $34.27–$72.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA · (570) 321-1000 IRON PNL 1160 | $48.00 | $80.00 | $34.27–$72.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA · (570) 321-1000 IRON P5087 | $48.00 | $80.00 | $34.27–$72.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA · (570) 546-8282 FE | $48.00 | $80.00 | $34.27–$2,315.52 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA · (570) 546-8282 IRON PNL 1160 | $48.00 | $80.00 | $34.27–$2,315.52 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA · (570) 546-8282 IRON (X) | $48.00 | $80.00 | $34.27–$2,315.52 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA · (570) 321-1000 IRON (X) | $48.00 | $80.00 | $34.27–$72.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA · (570) 546-8282 IRON URINE PNL | $48.00 | $80.00 | $34.27–$2,315.52 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $45.60, median $46.80, highest $48.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $46.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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.