Ferritin (iron) test cost in Bangor, ME

Prices at 3 hospitals in Bangor, ME, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $38 — 56% below the US median ($86), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Joseph Hospital Bangor, ME $23 $16 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME $38 $14 ★ 5/5 219 min —
Northern Light Acadia Hospital Bangor, ME $38 $14 — — —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$105
Cash / self-pay
$38
Insurer-negotiated
$14
Medicare pays
$14
$26$38
Median cash $38  ·  Medicare $14  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $38 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($14). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($27).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $105 list price could save about $67 (64%).

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Doctors who perform this in Bangor

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Kathleen Bowen, FNPCNurse PractitionerBangor, ME44
Benjamin Stepp, MDFamily PracticeBangor, ME37
Hannah Billings, PACPhysician AssistantBangor, ME32
Alice Shallcross, DOFamily PracticeBangor, ME29
Chloe Martin, FNPCNurse PractitionerBangor, ME25
Warren Shearer, MDFamily PracticeBangor, ME20
Jill Hunt, AGPCNPNurse PractitionerBangor, ME11

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