Lab tests CPT 83540 New Mexico Outpatient

Iron test cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $33.20 to $106.68, with a median of $69.94. The lowest price is at Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems (Taos). The highest price is 3.2× 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$33.20Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems
Median$69.94half pay less
Highest$106.68in New Mexico
Lowest saves$36.74vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems lowest Taos · Taos, NM IRON $33.20 $41.50 Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC IRON $106.68 $254.00 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Hobbs, NM 1 $106.68 $106.68
Taos, NM 1 $33.20 $33.20

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.