Lead test cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 36 hospitals publish a cash price for Blood lead test: from $7.80 to $139.00, with a median of $32.45. The lowest price is at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital (Council Bluffs). The highest price is 17.8× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 83655. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 4 | $30.40 | $80.60 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $30.40 | $30.60 |
| Dubuque, IA | 3 | $30.40 | $48.75 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $7.80 | $18.13 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 3 | $30.40 | $111.15 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $39.60 | $53.60 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $30.40 | $30.40 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $139.00 | $139.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $30.40 | $30.40 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $70.70 | $70.70 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $90.35 | $90.35 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $79.54 | $79.54 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $30.40 | $30.40 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $30.40 | $30.40 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $30.40 | $30.40 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $32.50 | $32.50 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $30.40 | $30.40 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $90.35 | $90.35 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $63.05 | $63.05 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $30.40 | $30.40 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $30.40 | $30.40 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $82.57 | $82.57 |
What it is
A blood lead test measures lead in the blood. It is used to screen young children and for adults exposed at work.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Blood lead test in other states
- Alabama$137.14
- Alaska$26.16
- Arizona$13.93
- Arkansas$36.75
- California$21.84
- Colorado$20.86
- Connecticut$40.78
- Delaware$140.96
- Florida$13.65
- Georgia$114.27
- Hawaii$16.80
- Idaho$17.16
- Illinois$45.09
- Indiana$75.18
- Kansas$61.10
- Kentucky$151.55
- Louisiana$21.06
- Maine$36.27
- Maryland$73.43
- Massachusetts$35.84
- Michigan$16.71
- Minnesota$26.40
- Mississippi$37.72
- Missouri$54.60
- Montana$31.20
- Nebraska$47.38
- Nevada$14.92
- New Hampshire$57.69
- New Jersey$13.93
- New Mexico$62.80
- New York$41.96
- North Carolina$36.45
- North Dakota$26.25
- Ohio$39.98
- Oklahoma$43.55
- Oregon$32.50
- Pennsylvania$78.00
- Rhode Island$72.00
- South Carolina$66.30
- South Dakota$31.20
- Tennessee$23.34
- Texas$18.48
- Utah$98.17
- Vermont$64.89
- Virginia$24.80
- Washington$60.80
- West Virginia$7.00
- Wisconsin$49.34
- Wyoming$23.75
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.