Iron test cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 17 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $31.59 to $213.00, with a median of $85.93. The lowest listed price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital — $54.34 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $64.12 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 83540, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital lowest Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 Iron IBC+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $31.59 | $117.00 | $6.89–$38.00 | 73% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB IRON+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $60.50 | $121.00 | — | 50% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Iron Total+2 more lines at this price source file | $71.82 | $266.00 | $13.49–$172.90 | 73% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ASSAY OF IRON+1 more line at this price File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$154.67 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC ASSAY OF IRON File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$163.26 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC ASSAY OF IRON File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$166.69 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ASSAY OF IRON File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$158.10 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF IRON File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$158.10 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC ASSAY OF IRON File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$163.26 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC ASSAY OF IRON File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$163.26 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC ASSAY OF IRON File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $85.93 | $171.85 | $6.60–$163.26 | 50% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB IRON LIVER TISSUE (SEND OUT) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $91.50 | $183.00 | — | 50% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB IRON LIVER TISSUE (SEND OUT) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $93.00 | $186.00 | — | 50% |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG IRON File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $116.00 | $116.00 | $3.52–$110.20 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG IRON File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $116.00 | $116.00 | $3.52–$110.20 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG IRON File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $116.00 | $116.00 | $3.52–$110.20 | — |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 IRON ASSAY File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $213.00 | $284.00 | $1.00–$284.00 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 IRON ASSAY File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $213.00 | $284.00 | $1.00–$284.00 | 25% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB IRON File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $271.00 | $542.00 | — | 50% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 IRON ASSAY/2 File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $657.75 | $877.00 | $1.00–$877.00 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 IRON ASSAY/2 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $657.75 | $877.00 | $1.00–$877.00 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $31.59, median $85.93, highest $213.00 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $85.93. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 15 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.