TIBC test cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $8.20 to $15.62, with a median of $14.88. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $6.68 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $89.65 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 83550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $8.20 | $41.00 | $8.51–$32.80 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH TIBC BASELINE | $14.88 | $74.40 | $3.15–$867.17 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH IRON BINDING CAPACITY- | $14.88 | $74.40 | $3.15–$867.17 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 IRON BINDING CAPACITY- | $15.62 | $78.12 | $3.15–$867.17 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX TIBC BASELINE | $15.62 | $78.12 | $3.15–$867.17 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX IRON BINDING CAPACITY- | $15.62 | $78.12 | $3.15–$867.17 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 TIBC BASELINE | $15.62 | $78.12 | $3.15–$867.17 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 MSC UIBC | $22.25 | $111.24 | $8.51–$88.99 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $8.20, median $14.88, highest $15.62 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $14.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 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.
2 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.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUIBC | $4.40 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUIBC | $4.40 | file |