Iron test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $10.00 to $773.33, with a median of $72.26. The lowest price is at Ohio County Hospital (Hartford). The highest price is 77.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $72.26, is 53% above the US median of $47.12.
- That is 11.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($6.47).
- Kentucky ranks 43rd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 79 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.00Ohio County Hospital
Median$72.26half of hospitals charge less
Highest$773.33in Kentucky
Lowest saves$62.26vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford · Hartford, KY IRON | $10.00 | $20.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC IRON B | $13.25 | $101.90 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY CHEM-IRON | $14.40 | $24.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY CHEM-IRON | $14.40 | $24.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY CHEM-IRON | $14.40 | $24.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY CHEM-IRON | $14.40 | $24.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB IRON | $19.41 | $19.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Liver Tissue for Iron | $20.92 | $39.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Iron LC | $21.60 | $36.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab Liver Tissue for Iron | $24.55 | $65.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Liver Tissue for Iron | $25.19 | $60.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB LIVER TISSUE FOR IRON | $26.61 | $60.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc 995 Iron Liver Tissue-So+ | $27.38 | $68.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY IRON, SERUM | $28.00 | $35.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Liver Tissue for Iron | $28.49 | $60.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Iron | $31.64 | $79.10 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY FE | $32.79 | $50.45 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY IRON LEVEL | $38.85 | $55.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab Liver Tissue for Iron | $40.70 | $84.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Lab Liver Tissue for Iron | $40.70 | $116.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC IRON B | $43.09 | $139.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG IRON,SERUM | $43.95 | $109.87 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY IRON | $47.25 | $63.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Assay of Iron | $48.00 | $80.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Iron level | $48.75 | $65.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Lab Iron Serum | $48.95 | $116.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF IRON | $53.20 | $140.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Iron level | $53.95 | $83.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Iron level | $53.95 | $83.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Assay of Iron | $58.20 | $97.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC IRON B | $60.16 | $128.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF IRON | $60.75 | $135.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Iron | $61.81 | $154.53 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF IRON | $66.00 | $275.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Iron level | $66.12 | $87.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF IRON | $66.15 | $147.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Iron level | $67.10 | $67.10 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Iron | $70.44 | $176.11 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Iron level | $72.26 | $96.35 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Iron level | $72.26 | $96.35 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Iron level | $72.26 | $96.35 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Iron level | $72.26 | $96.35 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Iron level | $72.26 | $96.35 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Iron level | $72.26 | $96.35 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Iron level | $72.26 | $96.35 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF IRON | $77.40 | $215.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Iron | $80.89 | $202.22 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB IRON (SO) | $84.20 | $421.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB URINE IRON (SO) | $84.20 | $421.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB URINE IRON (SO) | $84.20 | $421.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB IRON (INH) | $84.20 | $421.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB URINE IRON (SO) | $84.20 | $421.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB IRON (SO) | $84.20 | $421.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Iron level | $86.00 | $172.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY CHEM-IRON | $89.01 | $148.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Iron | $92.64 | $231.61 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY IRON | $93.60 | $156.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Iron level | $99.52 | $119.90 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY IRON | $102.60 | $171.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Iron level | $104.00 | $160.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY IRON | $105.60 | $176.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY IRON | $108.60 | $181.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Iron level | $113.56 | $189.26 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY IRON | $117.00 | $195.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY IRON | $117.00 | $195.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY IRON | $117.00 | $195.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Iron | $120.23 | $300.58 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY IRON | $133.20 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY IRON | $133.20 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY IRON | $133.20 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY IRON | $135.00 | $225.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY IRON | $150.00 | $250.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY IRON | $153.60 | $256.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Iron | $191.16 | $477.91 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Iron level | $214.25 | $357.09 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY IRON | $221.22 | $221.22 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC IRON LEVEL TOTAL - IRON AND TIBC - ARUP | $292.36 | $292.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Iron | $295.13 | $737.83 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY Iron | $773.33 | $773.33 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $48.95 | $72.26 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $20.92 | $45.15 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $40.70 | $90.43 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $105.60 | $117.00 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $40.70 | $62.16 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $14.40 | $14.40 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $21.60 | $48.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $43.95 | $129.10 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $67.10 | $101.05 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $14.40 | $14.40 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $47.25 | $47.25 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $53.95 | $53.95 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $38.85 | $38.85 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $19.41 | $19.41 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $43.09 | $43.09 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $72.26 | $72.26 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $31.64 | $31.64 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $221.22 | $221.22 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $53.95 | $53.95 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $86.00 | $86.00 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $133.20 | $133.20 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $153.60 | $153.60 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $14.40 | $14.40 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $113.56 | $113.56 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $295.13 | $295.13 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $84.20 | $84.20 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $92.64 | $92.64 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $32.79 | $32.79 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $48.75 | $48.75 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $60.16 | $60.16 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $13.25 | $13.25 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $80.89 | $80.89 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $24.55 | $24.55 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $104.00 | $104.00 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $133.20 | $133.20 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $89.01 | $89.01 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $99.52 | $99.52 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $117.00 | $117.00 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $102.60 | $102.60 |
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
- Colorado$63.00
- 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
- 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.