Lab tests CPT 83540 Massachusetts Outpatient

Iron test cost in Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $10.85 to $90.00, with a median of $21.49. The lowest price is at Boston Medical Center South (Brockton). The highest price is 8.3× 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$10.85Boston Medical Center South

Median$21.49half pay less

Highest$90.00in Massachusetts

Lowest saves$10.64vs the median

Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Assay of Iron	$10.85	$24.12	— source file
Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Assay of Iron	$12.34	$27.42	— source file
The Mercy Hospital Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Labcorp Iron Liver Tissue	$14.30	$22.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Assay of Iron - Iron	$16.10	$23.00	— source file
Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Assay of Iron - Iron	$16.10	$23.00	— source file
Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Assay of Iron - Iron	$16.10	$23.00	— source file
Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Assay of Iron	$20.70	$46.00	— source file
Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA Assay of Iron (Quest)	$21.49	$22.62	Mar 25, 2026 source file
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA Assay of Iron (Quest)	$21.49	$22.62	Mar 25, 2026 source file
North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA Assay of Iron (Quest)	$21.49	$22.62	Mar 25, 2026 source file
Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC IRON	$25.33	$25.33	— source file
Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Assay Of Iron	$30.00	$30.00	— source file
Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC IRON	$31.33	$31.33	— source file
Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Iron So	$50.00	$50.00	— source file
UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Iron	$54.00	$54.00	Apr 3, 2026 source file
Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ASSAY OF IRON	$62.80	$62.80	— source file
Milford Regional Medical Center Milford · Worcester, MA Iron	$71.00	$71.00	— source file
HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Iron	$72.00	$72.00	Mar 26, 2026 source file
UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Iron	$90.00	$90.00	Mar 26, 2026 source file

By metro area

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

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	8	$10.85	$16.10
Worcester, MA	4	$54.00	$71.50
Pittsfield, MA	3	$21.49	$21.49
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	2	$25.33	$28.33
Springfield, MA	2	$14.30	$22.15

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.