Lab tests CPT 83540 Maryland Outpatient

Iron test cost in Maryland

In Maryland, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $9.60 to $22.17, with a median of $17.62. The lowest price is at UPMC Western Maryland (Cumberland). The highest price is 2.3× 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$9.60UPMC Western Maryland
Median$17.62half pay less
Highest$22.17in Maryland
Lowest saves$8.02vs the median

Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
UPMC Western Maryland lowest Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV IRON $9.60 $16.00 —
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC Iron, Total $13.66 $13.94 —
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TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC IRON,SERUM (FEE) $16.46 $16.80 —
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Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Iron $18.78 $18.78 —
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Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC ASSAY OF IRON $19.24 $19.63 —
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Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD IRON SERUM $22.17 $22.62 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 3 $13.66 $19.24
Cumberland, MD-WV 1 $9.60 $9.60
Ocean Pines, MD 1 $18.78 $18.78
Salisbury, MD 1 $16.46 $16.46

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.