Lab tests CPT 83550 Outpatient

TIBC test cost in Boulder, CO

In Boulder, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $189.84 to $189.84, with a median of $189.84. Across Colorado, the median is $76.70 at 17 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$189.84AdventHealth Avista
Median$189.84half pay less
Highest$189.84in 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 Boulder, CO.

median
Lowest $189.84Highest $189.84

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY $189.84 $189.84 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY (TIBC) - IRON, TIBC, FERRITIN PANEL - QWDL $189.84 $189.84 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $189.84, median $189.84, highest $189.84.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $189.84. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.