Lab tests CPT 83540 South Carolina Outpatient

Iron test cost in South Carolina

In South Carolina, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $15.60 to $213.00, with a median of $60.50. The lowest price is at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (Beaufort). The highest price is 13.7× 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$15.60Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Median$60.50half pay less
Highest$213.00in South Carolina
Lowest saves$44.90vs the median

Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Beaufort Memorial Hospital lowest Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC TOTAL IRON $15.60 $26.00 —
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St Francis Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Assay of Iron $18.60 $31.00 —
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MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB IRON $42.50 $85.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB IRON $51.50 $103.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB IRON $51.50 $103.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC ASSAY OF IRON $53.30 $53.30 —
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MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB IRON $58.00 $116.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB IRON $58.00 $116.00 —
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Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB IRON $59.00 $118.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB IRON (SEND OUT) $60.50 $121.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Assay of Iron $68.25 $105.00 —
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Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Assay of Iron $68.25 $105.00 —
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Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Assay of Iron $68.25 $105.00 —
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Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Assay of Iron $68.25 $105.00 —
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MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB IRON LIVER TISSUE (SEND OUT) $83.00 $166.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB IRON LIVER TISSUE (SEND OUT) $84.50 $169.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB IRON LIVER TISSUE (SEND OUT) $91.50 $183.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC IRON ASSAY $213.00 $284.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC IRON ASSAY $213.00 $284.00 Sep 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
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 5 $58.00 $68.25
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 4 $60.50 $152.25
Columbia, SC 3 $51.50 $51.50
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 2 $18.60 $35.95
Cades, SC 1 $42.50 $42.50
Florence, SC 1 $83.00 $83.00
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 1 $15.60 $15.60
Mullins, SC 1 $84.50 $84.50
Orangeburg, SC 1 $58.00 $58.00

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.