Iron test cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 50 hospitals publish a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $9.25 to $297.70, with a median of $64.50. The lowest price is at Methodist Fremont Health (Fremont). The highest price is 32.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $64.50, is 37% above the US median of $47.12.
- That is 10.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($6.47).
- Nebraska ranks 40th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 50 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$9.25Methodist Fremont Health
Median$64.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$297.70in Nebraska
Lowest saves$55.25vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Fremont Health lowest Fremont · Fremont, NE Iron | $9.25 | $25.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB IRON | $12.26 | $20.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE IRON TOTAL SERUM - MC | $15.30 | $17.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC IRON | $16.40 | $20.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Transferrin Profile - FH | $16.92 | $47.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Iron level | $17.10 | $19.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC IRON | $17.20 | $20.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC IRON | $18.86 | $23.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC IRON | $23.46 | $51.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA IRON LEVEL | $27.75 | $37.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC IRON | $37.52 | $67.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC IRON | $41.76 | $72.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE Iron(Fe) MHP | $42.34 | $44.10 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Iron Serum (Rl) | $45.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Iron level | $45.03 | $56.29 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Iron | $46.00 | $57.00 | — source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Iron Tot Serum | $51.00 | $64.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Iron level | $57.60 | $72.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Iron Rps | $59.00 | $74.00 | — source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Iron Level | $60.00 | $86.00 | — source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Iron | $62.00 | $91.00 | — source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Iron Level | $62.90 | $74.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC IRON | $64.50 | $150.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC IRON | $64.50 | $150.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC IRON | $64.50 | $150.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC IRON | $64.50 | $150.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA IRON | $64.50 | $86.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC IRON | $65.28 | $136.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Iron Pspc | $69.00 | $77.00 | — source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Iron level | $73.16 | $81.29 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Iron level | $73.73 | $73.73 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE IRON | $74.70 | $83.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Iron Level And Tibc | $75.00 | $79.00 | — source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB IRON | $75.60 | $126.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE ASSAY OF IRON | $76.00 | $95.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Iron Pspciron & Ibc Pspc | $78.00 | $78.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE IRON | $78.00 | $78.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Iron level | $78.00 | $78.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Cc Iron, Serum | $82.00 | $82.00 | — source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE IRON (NCH) | $82.00 | $82.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE IRON LEVEL | $86.45 | $91.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Iron level | $88.50 | $88.50 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Adomps 13 Inhibitor (Ref) | $90.00 | $90.00 | — source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Iron Level | $97.00 | $97.00 | — source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Iron level | $106.20 | $118.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE Iron Level | $129.00 | $129.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Iron level | $138.25 | $138.25 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Iron Lc | $176.00 | $176.00 | — source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Iron level | $297.70 | $458.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Iron level | $297.70 | $458.00 | Aug 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 10 | $16.92 | $64.50 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $23.46 | $65.28 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $16.40 | $51.42 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $37.52 | $57.76 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $41.76 | $50.38 |
| Lexington, NE | 2 | $42.34 | $43.67 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $17.20 | $52.85 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $82.00 | $82.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $82.00 | $82.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $69.00 | $69.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $106.20 | $106.20 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $97.00 | $97.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $9.25 | $9.25 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $17.10 | $17.10 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $73.16 | $73.16 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $73.73 | $73.73 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $15.30 | $15.30 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $18.86 | $18.86 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $12.26 | $12.26 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $74.70 | $74.70 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $75.60 | $75.60 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $176.00 | $176.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $62.90 | $62.90 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $129.00 | $129.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $138.25 | $138.25 |
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
- 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
- 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.