Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in St. Johnsbury, VT — inpatient

In St. Johnsbury, VT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $82.50 to $82.50, with a median of $82.50. Across Vermont, the median is $67.98 at 7 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$82.50Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
Median$82.50half pay less
Highest$82.50in 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. Johnsbury, VT.

median
Lowest $82.50Highest $82.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital lowest St. Johnsbury, VT · (802) 748-7400 IRON SERUM $82.50 $110.00 $6.31–$104.50 25% —
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Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital lowest St. Johnsbury, VT · (802) 748-7400 IRON (NVRH DHCC) $82.50 $110.00 $6.31–$104.50 25% —
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Inpatient: lowest $82.50, median $82.50, highest $82.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $82.50 — 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.