Iron test cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 49 hospitals publish a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $4.50 to $2,306.07, with a median of $63.00. The lowest price is at Yuma Disctrict Hospital (Yuma). The highest price is 512.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $63.00, is 34% above the US median of $47.12.
- That is 9.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($6.47).
- Colorado ranks 37th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 21 of 49 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.50Yuma Disctrict Hospital
Median$63.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,306.07in Colorado
Lowest saves$58.50vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital lowest Yuma · Yuma, CO Iron And Total Iron Binding Capacity QST | $4.50 | $6.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO LAB IRON | $4.54 | $20.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO LAB IRON | $4.60 | $20.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO LAB IRON | $6.60 | $20.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC ASSAY OF IRON ARUP 0020420 | $8.38 | $23.94 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO LAB IRON | $12.32 | $20.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO Iron Level | $17.82 | $23.76 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Iron level | $19.55 | $23.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Assay of iron | $23.00 | $23.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC IRON | $31.50 | $45.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO IRON | $32.55 | $54.25 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO IRON LEVEL | $40.88 | $73.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO ASSAY OF IRON | $50.60 | $92.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara · Alamosa, CO ASSAY OF IRON | $50.60 | $92.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Iron level | $50.89 | $78.29 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC IRON | $52.50 | $75.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON | $56.00 | $112.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Iron level | $56.00 | $70.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC IRON ASSAY | $56.04 | $70.05 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC IRON ASSAY | $56.04 | $70.05 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC IRON ASSAY | $56.04 | $70.05 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=IRON TOTAL SERUM | $59.80 | $92.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO IRON LEVEL | $60.00 | $120.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Iron Serum (In-house) | $62.00 | $82.00 | — source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Iron level | $63.00 | $105.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO Iron TIBC 1 | $67.28 | $84.10 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Assay of Iron - Iron | $80.00 | $80.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO Iron Level-ARUP | $88.50 | $118.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Iron level | $92.65 | $109.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Iron | $199.86 | $199.86 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO ASSAY OF IRON | $228.00 | $228.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC IRON LEVEL - IRON + TRANSFERRIN + TIBC | $249.45 | $249.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON,LIVER TISSUE | $249.45 | $249.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC IRON LEVEL - IRON + TRANSFERRIN + TIBC | $249.45 | $249.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC IRON LEVEL TOTAL - IRON AND TIBC - QWDL | $249.45 | $249.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC IRON LEVEL TOTAL - IRON AND TIBC - QWDL | $249.45 | $249.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC IRON ASSAY | $275.75 | $723.75 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO IRON | $507.29 | $507.29 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO IRON | $507.29 | $507.29 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO IRON | $507.29 | $507.29 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO IRON | $659.14 | $659.14 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO IRON | $659.14 | $659.14 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO IRON LIVER TISSUE QN | $714.50 | $714.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO IRON | $795.82 | $795.82 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO IRON | $795.82 | $795.82 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO IRON | $859.00 | $859.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO IRON | $859.00 | $859.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Iron | $2,306.07 | $2,306.07 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Iron | $2,306.07 | $2,306.07 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 21 | $8.38 | $507.29 |
| Alamosa, CO | 2 | $50.60 | $50.60 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $56.00 | $152.72 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $40.88 | $46.69 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $60.00 | $70.00 |
| Delta, CO | 1 | $32.55 | $32.55 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $228.00 | $228.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $88.50 | $88.50 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $56.04 | $56.04 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $4.54 | $4.54 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $12.32 | $12.32 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $56.04 | $56.04 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $92.65 | $92.65 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $4.60 | $4.60 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $23.00 | $23.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $56.04 | $56.04 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $67.28 | $67.28 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $50.89 | $50.89 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $19.55 | $19.55 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $6.60 | $6.60 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $17.82 | $17.82 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $4.50 | $4.50 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What iron test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Iron test explained.
Iron blood test (serum iron) in other states
- Alabama$28.45
- Alaska$78.78
- Arizona$37.75
- Arkansas$24.91
- California$58.14
- Connecticut$35.14
- Delaware$90.18
- District of Columbia$97.90, 3 hospitals
- Florida$54.60
- Georgia$50.70
- Hawaii$39.20
- Idaho$44.00
- Illinois$77.20
- Indiana$48.00
- Iowa$45.14
- Kansas$42.66
- Kentucky$72.26
- Louisiana$21.72
- Maine$39.00
- Maryland$17.25
- Massachusetts$31.33
- Michigan$29.25
- Minnesota$51.88
- Mississippi$34.94
- Missouri$45.50
- Montana$62.89
- Nebraska$64.50
- Nevada$70.30
- New Hampshire$63.45
- New Jersey$7.44
- New Mexico$78.14
- New York$25.73
- North Carolina$64.12
- North Dakota$38.43
- Ohio$38.03
- Oklahoma$36.38
- Oregon$40.55
- Pennsylvania$45.60
- Puerto Rico$22.32
- Rhode Island$44.00
- South Carolina$59.00
- South Dakota$72.80
- Tennessee$24.60
- Texas$73.55
- Utah$105.46
- Vermont$70.00
- Virginia$78.75
- Washington$47.04
- West Virginia$42.38
- Wisconsin$53.30
- Wyoming$36.39
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.