Lab tests CPT 83550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TIBC test cost in Cincinnati, OH — inpatient

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 9 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $34.80 to $76.80, with a median of $76.80. The lowest listed price is at Fort Hamilton Hospital — $42.00 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $39.00 at 97 hospitals.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 cities for code 83550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$34.80Fort Hamilton Hospital
Median$76.80half pay less
Highest$76.80in this market
Difference2.2×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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

median
Lowest $34.80Highest $76.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Fort Hamilton Hospital lowest Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Total Iron Binding Capacity $34.80 $87.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Tibc $39.27 $77.00 $36.96–$77.00 49% —
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Iron Binding Capacity $73.20 $122.00 — 40% Jul 1, 2026
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West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Iron Binding Capacity $73.20 $122.00 — 40% Jul 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Iron Binding Capacity $76.80 $128.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Iron Binding Capacity $76.80 $128.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Iron Binding Capacity $76.80 $128.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Iron Binding Capacity $76.80 $128.00 — 40% —
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The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Iron Binding Capacity $76.80 $128.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $34.80, median $76.80, highest $76.80 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $73.20 — 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is 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.

The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope Mason, OHHC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $5.00 file