TIBC test cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $7.68 to $45.50, with a median of $9.60. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Health System LLC — $1.92 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $40.56 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Health System LLC lowest Bluffton, IN 83550 IRON BINDING TEST | $7.68 | $32.00 | $7.68–$28.80 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 83550 IRON BINDING TEST | $8.64 | $32.00 | $7.71–$28.80 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 83550 IRON BINDING TEST | $8.64 | $32.00 | $7.65–$32.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 83550 IRON BINDING TEST | $9.60 | $32.00 | $7.71–$28.80 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $43.50 | $87.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $45.50 | $91.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $45.50 | $91.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 83550 IRON BINDING CAPACIT | $56.16 | $208.00 | $7.71–$187.20 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN Total Iron Binding Capacity DM | $56.16 | $208.00 | $7.71–$187.20 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN Unsaturated Iron Binding Capacity | $56.16 | $208.00 | $7.71–$187.20 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN Unsaturated Iron Binding Capacity | $62.37 | $231.00 | $7.71–$231.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 83550 Q7573 IRON BINDING C | $62.37 | $231.00 | $7.71–$231.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN Total Iron Binding Capacity DM | $62.37 | $231.00 | $7.71–$231.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 83550 IRON BINDING CAPACIT | $62.37 | $231.00 | $7.71–$231.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 83550 IRON BINDING CAPACIT | $67.20 | $224.00 | $7.71–$201.60 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN Total Iron Binding Capacity DM | $67.20 | $224.00 | $7.71–$201.60 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN Unsaturated Iron Binding Capacity | $67.20 | $224.00 | $7.71–$201.60 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN Unsaturated Iron Binding Capacity | $99.36 | $414.00 | $7.71–$372.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN Total Iron Binding Capacity DM | $99.36 | $414.00 | $7.71–$372.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN 83550 IRON BINDING CAPACIT | $99.36 | $414.00 | $7.71–$372.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.68, median $9.60, highest $45.50 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $17.60. 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 4 of 4 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.