Lab tests CPT 83540 Alabama Outpatient

Iron test cost in Alabama

In Alabama, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $10.00 to $289.00, with a median of $160.75. The lowest price is at Monroe County Healthcare Authority (Monroeville). The highest price is 28.9× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 83540. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$10.00Monroe County Healthcare Authority
Median$160.75half pay less
Highest$289.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$150.75vs the median

Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Monroe County Healthcare Authority lowest Monroeville · Monroeville, AL *IRON (FOR ANEMIA PROFILE) $10.00 $25.00 —
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Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL IRON $19.42 $107.91 Jan 1, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Assay of Iron - Iron $20.62 $47.96 —
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East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL Iron Total $21.45 $39.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LAB-IRON SERUM $114.00 $114.00 —
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Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC ASSAY OF IRON $134.50 $269.00 Nov 19, 2025
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Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Assay Of Iron - Iron $187.00 $187.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Iron - Iron $187.00 $187.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Iron - Iron $187.00 $187.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Iron - Iron $187.00 $187.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL REF IRON IN LIVER TISSUE $260.75 $306.76 Apr 2, 2026
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Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Iron - Iron $289.00 $289.00 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Birmingham, AL 5 $20.62 $187.00
Huntsville, AL 2 $19.42 $66.71
Auburn-Opelika, AL 1 $21.45 $21.45
Centre, AL 1 $134.50 $134.50
Monroeville, AL 1 $10.00 $10.00
Mobile, AL 1 $260.75 $260.75
Talladega-Sylacauga, AL 1 $187.00 $187.00

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.

Iron blood test (serum iron) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.