Lab tests CPT 83540 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Iron test cost in Union, MS — inpatient

In Union, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $54.29 to $54.29, with a median of $54.29. Across Mississippi, the median is $33.21 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83540, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$54.29Ochsner Laird Hospital

Median$54.29half of hospitals charge less

Highest$54.29in 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 Union, MS.

median

Lowest $54.29Highest $54.29

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Laird Hospital lowest Union, MS · (601) 774-8214 HC IRON+1 more line at this price source file	$54.29	$89.00	—	39%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $54.29, median $54.29, highest $54.29.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $54.29 — 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.