TIBC test cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $37.26 to $107.69, with a median of $72.48. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center Corporation — $35.22 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $37.95 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 83550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation lowest Buffalo, NY TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $37.26 | $93.26 | $5.08–$83.93 | 60% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation lowest Buffalo, NY UNSATURATED IRON BINDING | $37.26 | $93.26 | $5.08–$83.93 | 60% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Iron Binding Capacity | $107.69 | $107.69 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $37.26, median $72.48, highest $107.69 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $37.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83550 ($52.03). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYHC Iron Binding Test - Iron + Transferrin + Tibc | $5.03 | file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYHC Iron Binding Test - Iron + Transferrin + Tibc | $5.03 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYHC Iron Binding Test - Iron + Transferrin + Tibc | $5.03 | file |