Lab tests CPT 83550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TIBC test cost in Bakersfield, CA — inpatient

In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $6.25 to $6.25, with a median of $6.25. Across California, the median is $69.75 at 98 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 11, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Lowest$6.25Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Median$6.25half pay less
Highest$6.25in 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.

median
Lowest $6.25Highest $6.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Iron binding ca $6.25 $11.80 — 47% Sep 11, 2026
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Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Iron binding test $6.25 $11.80 — 47% Sep 11, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $6.25, median $6.25, highest $6.25.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $6.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.