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Iron Level Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 230 California hospitals. CPT 83540. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $58.75
📉 Low $1.26
📈 High $593
🏥 230 hospitals
🏛️ 178 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 230 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | Health Net | UHC | Kaiser | Cigna | MultiPlan | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL SACRAMENTO |
$1.26 | $2.71 | $5.75 | $5.75 | $5.75 | $2.36 | $14.34 | $4.60 | $5.75 |
| BEAR VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BIG BEAR LAKE |
$1.58 | $1.52 | — | $1.58 | $1.91 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY SAN JUAN HOSPITAL CARMICHAEL |
$1.58 | $1.79 | $5.75 | $5.75 | $5.75 | $2.36 | $14.34 | $4.78 | $5.75 |
| WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODLAND |
$1.58 | $3.22 | $5.75 | $5.75 | $5.75 | $2.36 | $2.42 | $5.29 | — |
| METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO |
$1.66 | $2.13 | $5.75 | $5.75 | $5.75 | $2.36 | $14.34 | $4.78 | $5.75 |
| SEQUOIA HOSPITAL REDWOOD CITY |
$1.70 | $1.03 | $4.67 | $4.67 | $4.67 | $3.60 | $22.55 | $3.83 | $4.67 |
| FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN LUIS OBISPO |
$1.84 | $2.25 | $4.67 | $2.62 | $4.67 | $2.90 | $19.62 | $4.58 | $4.67 |
| KERN MEDICAL CENTER BAKERSFIELD |
$1.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARROYO GRANDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ARROYO GRANDE |
$2.00 | $2.95 | $4.67 | $5.75 | $4.67 | $2.95 | $16.69 | $4.58 | $4.67 |
| DIGNITY HEALTH - MARIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA MARIA |
$2.00 | $2.95 | $4.67 | $5.75 | $4.67 | $2.95 | $16.69 | $4.58 | $4.67 |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES |
$2.19 | $4.72 | — | $3.45 | $8.81 | — | — | $9.20 | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL OF FOLSOM FOLSOM |
$2.24 | $3.17 | $5.75 | $5.75 | $5.75 | $2.36 | $14.34 | $4.72 | $5.75 |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL RANCHO RANCHO CUCAMONGA |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL BALDWIN PARK BALDWIN PARK |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL RIVERSIDE PERRIS |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SOUTH BAY GARDENA |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL ONTARIO ONTARIO |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SANTA ANA SANTA ANA |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL BREA BREA |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WEST COVINA |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER REDDING REDDING |
$2.37 | $1.87 | $4.67 | $4.53 | $4.67 | $4.67 | $3.74 | $4.58 | $4.67 |
| TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER OCEANSIDE |
$2.40 | $13.77 | $6.47 | $9.71 | — | — | $74.00 | $6.47 | — |
| ST. ELIZABETH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL RED BLUFF |
$2.73 | $2.62 | $3.27 | $4.58 | $4.21 | $4.67 | $3.41 | $4.58 | $4.67 |
| ANAHEIM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANAHEIM |
$2.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SAN LEANDRO |
$2.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIERRA NEVADA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRASS VALLEY |
$3.14 | $4.49 | $5.75 | $5.75 | $3.86 | $4.43 | $5.01 | $5.64 | $5.75 |
| CITY OF HOPE DUARTE - MAIN CAMPUS DUARTE |
$3.16 | $1.87 | $3.16 | $3.06 | $1.77 | $2.84 | $3.39 | $5.68 | — |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$3.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MT. SHASTA BOX 239 |
$3.64 | $4.67 | $4.07 | $4.35 | $4.02 | $4.67 | $3.83 | $4.58 | $4.67 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL AT VAN NUYS VAN NUYS |
$4.00 | $1.19 | $2.62 | $3.00 | — | $6.47 | — | $2.84 | — |
| FOOTHILL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TUSTIN |
$4.00 | — | $2.57 | $1.88 | $6.47 | — | $11.20 | $2.88 | $6.47 |
| NORWALK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL NORWALK |
$4.00 | — | $2.57 | — | $6.47 | — | $6.06 | $2.76 | $6.47 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL AT HOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD |
$4.00 | — | $2.50 | — | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.02 | $2.84 | $6.47 |
| LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES |
$4.00 | — | $1.40 | — | $6.47 | — | $6.02 | $2.88 | $6.47 |
| LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AT BELLFLOWER BELLFLOWER |
$4.00 | — | — | $3.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL AT CULVER CITY CULVER CITY |
$4.00 | — | $2.62 | — | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.02 | $2.84 | $6.47 |
| COLLEGE HOSPITAL COSTA MESA COSTA MESA |
$4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLLEGE HOSPITAL CERRITOS |
$4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL CITY |
$6.00 | $6.47 | $6.56 | $6.47 | $6.47 | — | — | — | — |
| ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LYNWOOD |
$6.00 | $6.47 | $9.71 | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 | — | $8.27 | — |
| SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REDDING |
$6.00 | $6.47 | $8.27 | $6.47 | $11.02 | — | — | — | — |
| LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL LA PALMA |
$6.00 | $6.47 | $8.27 | $6.47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER ANAHEIM |
$6.00 | $6.47 | $8.27 | $6.47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL VICTORVILLE |
$6.00 | $6.41 | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 | — | — | — | — |
| CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD |
$6.00 | $6.47 | $8.27 | $6.47 | — | — | — | $8.52 | — |
| MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$6.00 | $6.56 | — | $6.47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CHINO |
$6.00 | $6.47 | $8.27 | $6.47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL SHERMAN OAKS |
$6.00 | $6.47 | $8.27 | $6.47 | — | — | — | $7.53 | — |
| ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ENCINO |
$6.00 | $6.47 | $8.27 | $6.47 | — | — | — | $8.27 | — |
| GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER GARDEN GROVE |
$6.00 | $6.47 | $8.27 | $6.47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON BEACH |
$6.00 | $6.47 | — | $6.47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SAN DIMAS |
$6.00 | $6.47 | $8.27 | $6.47 | $6.47 | — | — | — | — |
| VIBRA HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REDDING |
$6.47 | — | — | — | $6.47 | — | — | — | — |
| DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER MODESTO |
$7.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER POMONA |
$7.44 | $52.40 | $65.88 | — | — | — | $18.44 | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL PARAMOUNT PARAMOUNT |
$7.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND OAKLAND |
$9.23 | — | — | — | $6.47 | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 83540, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $47.93 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 230 California hospitals above publish for Iron level — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does iron level cost in California?
- Cash prices for iron level (CPT 83540) in California range from $1.26 to $593, with a median of $58.75. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest iron level in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $1.26. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each California facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 83540 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.