Lab tests CPT 83550 Outpatient

TIBC test cost in Albemarle, NC

In Albemarle, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $126.00 to $126.00, with a median of $126.00. Across North Carolina, the median is $88.29 at 29 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 15, 2026 and Sep 15, 2026.

Lowest$126.00Stanly Regional Medical Center
Median$126.00half pay less
Highest$126.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albemarle, NC.

median
Lowest $126.00Highest $126.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Stanly Regional Medical Center lowest Albermarle, NC · (704) 984-4000 HC IRON BINDING TEST $126.00 $252.00 $8.74–$241.92 50% Sep 15, 2026
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Stanly Regional Medical Center lowest Albermarle, NC · (704) 984-4000 HC IRON BINDING TEST $126.00 $252.00 $10.78–$236.88 50% Sep 15, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $126.00, median $126.00, highest $126.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $126.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

The total iron-binding capacity test measures how much iron the blood can carry. It is ordered with serum iron (83540) to check for iron deficiency or overload.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.