Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in Kilmarnock, VA — inpatient

In Kilmarnock, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $25.20 to $25.20, with a median of $25.20. Across Virginia, the median is $78.60 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83540, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$25.20Rappahannock General Hospital
Median$25.20half pay less
Highest$25.20in 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 Kilmarnock, VA.

median
Lowest $25.20Highest $358.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rappahannock General Hospital lowest Kilmarnock, VA · (804) 435-8000 HC Assay of Iron $25.20 $42.00 — 40% —
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Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA · (804) 435-8000 HC So Iron $358.20 $597.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $25.20, median $25.20, highest $25.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $25.20 — 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.