TIBC test cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 26 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $12.06 to $171.75, with a median of $22.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $9.94 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $34.72 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 cities 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital lowest Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $12.06 | $57.00 | $4.57–$44.46 | 79% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $12.06 | $57.00 | $4.57–$30.75 | 79% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital lowest West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $12.06 | $57.00 | $4.57–$30.75 | 79% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital lowest Wyandotte, MI HB LAB IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $12.06 | $57.00 | $7.13–$12.06 | 79% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 UNSAT IRON BINDING TEST | $13.65 | $27.30 | $4.78–$20.48 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 IRON STUDY | $18.33 | $39.00 | $10.38–$11.14 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $19.49 | $34.80 | $10.07–$13.83 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $19.49 | $34.80 | $10.07–$13.83 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $19.60 | $35.00 | $7.12–$13.83 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $19.60 | $35.00 | $7.12–$13.83 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $21.28 | $38.00 | $10.07–$13.83 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $21.28 | $38.00 | $10.07–$13.83 | 44% | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Iron Binding Capacity | $22.00 | $22.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Iron Binding Capacity | $22.00 | $22.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Iron Binding Capacity | $22.00 | $22.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Iron Binding Capacity | $22.00 | $22.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Iron Binding Capacity | $22.00 | $22.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $24.08 | $43.00 | $5.90–$15.50 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $24.08 | $43.00 | $5.90–$15.50 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $24.08 | $43.00 | $5.90–$15.50 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $24.08 | $43.00 | $5.90–$15.50 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 TIBC | $33.50 | $67.00 | $4.78–$50.25 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 TIBC | $40.90 | $81.80 | $4.78–$42.86 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 TIBC | $40.90 | $81.80 | $4.78–$50.51 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 TIBC | $40.90 | $81.80 | $4.78–$63.17 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $52.00 | $104.00 | $4.78–$78.00 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 IRON BINDING CAPCTY | $57.00 | $76.00 | $1.00–$11.93 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 IRON BINDING CAPCTY | $87.75 | $117.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 IRON BINDING CAPCTY | $96.75 | $129.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI IRON BINDING CAPCTY | $135.00 | $180.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 IRON BINDING CAPCTY | $138.00 | $184.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $138.00 | $184.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 IRON BINDING CAPCTY | $171.75 | $229.00 | $1.00–$11.93 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 IRON BINDING CAPCTY | $171.75 | $229.00 | $1.00–$11.93 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.06, median $22.00, highest $171.75 — a 14.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $22.00. 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 8 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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.