TIBC test cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 59 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $7.75 to $282.80, with a median of $70.00. The lowest listed price is at Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange and 3 other hospitals — $62.25 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $78.75 at 109 hospitals.
- The median here, $70.00, is 22% above the US median of $57.22.
- That is 8.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.74).
- 12 of 59 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 59 facilities across 41 cities for code 83550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026.
Lowest$7.75Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange + 3 more
Median$70.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$282.80in this market
Difference36.5×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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $7.75Highest $282.80
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange lowest La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.75 | $31.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale lowest Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.75 | $31.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook lowest Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.75 | $31.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks lowest Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.75 | $31.00 | — | 75% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $190.00 | $3.80–$190.00 | 96% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $197.00 | $5.24–$197.00 | 96% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 HC IRON BINDING TEST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $85.00 | $5.24–$85.00 | 91% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.40 | $22.00 | $2.45–$17.60 | 30% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Iron Binding Capacity File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $17.89 | $84.00 | $6.90–$109.00 | 79% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Iron Binding Capacity File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $20.05 | $56.00 | $7.82–$44.80 | 64% |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY - TIBC+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $28.05 | $85.00 | $8.74–$36.78 | 67% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Iron Binding Capacity File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $35.86 | $139.00 | $139.00 | 74% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $36.46 | $60.77 | $36.46–$60.77 | 40% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Iron Binding Capacity File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $45.36 | $168.00 | $7.82–$126.00 | 73% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Iron binding capacity File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $54.62 | $227.00 | $98.06–$233.81 | 76% |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 363-6700 TIBC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $57.23 | $57.23 | — | — |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Iron binding capacity File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $58.80 | $210.00 | $69.30–$220.50 | 72% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Iron Binding Capacity File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $66.50 | $95.00 | $15.77–$95.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Ref Anemia Profile B, Iron Binding Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.60 | $98.00 | $18.91–$98.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Ref Anemia Profile B, Iron Binding Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.60 | $98.00 | $15.68–$98.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Ref Anemia Profile B, Iron Binding Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.60 | $98.00 | $6.76–$98.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Ref Anemia Profile B, Iron Binding Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.60 | $98.00 | $18.62–$98.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Ref Anemia Profile B, Iron Binding Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.60 | $98.00 | $17.93–$98.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Ref Anemia Profile B, Iron Binding Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.60 | $98.00 | $19.01–$98.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Ref Anemia Profile B, Iron Binding Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.60 | $98.00 | $16.27–$98.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Ref Anemia Profile B, Iron Binding Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.60 | $98.00 | $14.60–$98.00 | 30% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $140.00 | $7.77–$112.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $140.00 | $7.77–$124.60 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $140.00 | $7.77–$112.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $140.00 | $7.77–$112.00 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $140.00 | $7.77–$136.36 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $140.00 | $7.77–$126.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $140.00 | $7.77–$112.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $140.00 | $7.77–$124.60 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $140.00 | $7.77–$113.96 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $140.00 | $7.77–$112.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $140.00 | $7.77–$112.00 | 50% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Ref Anemia Profile, Iron Bindig Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.50 | $105.00 | $20.27–$105.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Ref Anemia Profile, Iron Bindig Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.50 | $105.00 | $16.80–$105.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Ref Anemia Profile, Iron Bindig Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.50 | $105.00 | $7.25–$105.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Ref Anemia Profile, Iron Bindig Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.50 | $105.00 | $19.95–$105.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Ref Anemia Profile, Iron Bindig Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.50 | $105.00 | $20.37–$105.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Ref Anemia Profile, Iron Bindig Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.50 | $105.00 | $15.65–$105.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Ref Anemia Profile, Iron Bindig Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.50 | $105.00 | $17.43–$105.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Ref Anemia Profile, Iron Bindig Capacity (Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.50 | $105.00 | $19.22–$105.00 | 30% |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $75.00 | $7.77–$15.30 | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Iron Binding Capacity-Laf File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $83.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Total Iron Binding Capacity* File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $84.50 | $130.00 | $17.55–$70.98 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Total Iron Binding Capacity* File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $84.50 | $130.00 | $17.55–$70.98 | 35% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 Total Iron Binding Capacity DM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84.78 | $314.00 | $7.71–$263.76 | 73% |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Iron binding capacity File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.00 | $178.00 | $5.34–$178.00 | 50% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 Total Iron Binding Capacity File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $104.47 | $307.27 | $7.01–$199.73 | 66% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Iron Binding Capacity File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $105.00 | $150.00 | $22.23–$95.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Iron Binding Capacity File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $105.00 | $150.00 | $24.00–$150.00 | 30% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 Iron Tibc File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $114.10 | $163.00 | $8.74–$145.07 | 30% |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 Iron Tibc File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $114.10 | $163.00 | $8.74–$145.07 | 30% |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 CHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $117.62 | $156.82 | — | 25% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Ref Iron Binding Capacity (Q, Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.30 | $169.00 | $25.18–$169.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Ref Iron Binding Capacity (Q, Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.30 | $169.00 | $39.55–$169.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Ref Iron Binding Capacity (Q, Lc) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.30 | $169.00 | $11.66–$169.00 | 30% |
| Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center Crystal Lake, IL · (792) 220-5500 CHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $119.07 | $158.76 | — | 25% |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Iron Binding Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $127.00 | $127.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY* File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $130.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY* File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $130.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY* File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $130.00 | — | — |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 Total Iron Binding Capacity File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $146.21 | $430.04 | $7.01–$279.53 | 66% |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY SERUM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $174.30 | $249.00 | $42.33–$236.55 | 30% |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $219.87 | $274.84 | — | 20% |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $225.00 | $225.00 | — | — |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Iron Binding Capacity File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $225.00 | $225.00 | — | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Iron Binding Capacity File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $269.00 | $269.00 | — | — |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan, IL · (847) 360-3000 IRON BINDING CAPACIT File of Mar 31, 2025 · source file | $282.80 | $282.80 | $8.74–$39.87 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $7.75, median $70.00, highest $282.80 — a 36.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 41 facilities here, median $70.00. 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 38 of 42 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is below every plan's rate. 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 TIBC test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: TIBC test explained.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83550 ($57.25). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, ILIron Binding Capacity (Mtibcb) | $0.01 | file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, ILIron Binding Capacity (Mtibcb) | $0.01 | file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, ILIron Binding Capacity (Mtibcb) | $5.23 | file |
| Roseland Community Hospital Chicago, ILIron binding capacity | $5.50 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.