TIBC test cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $18.88 to $44.40, with a median of $37.80. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — $18.92 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $62.40 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 — 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center lowest Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 ARUP IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $18.88 | $57.00 | $7.43–$45.60 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center lowest Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 LS IRON BINDING CAPACITY (SQ) | $18.88 | $57.00 | $7.43–$45.60 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center lowest Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 SC IRON BINDING CAPACITY (SQ) | $18.88 | $57.00 | $7.43–$45.60 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC IRON BINDING TEST | $37.80 | $63.00 | $5.00–$68.07 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC IRON AND IRON BINDING CAPAC-B | $44.40 | $74.00 | $5.00–$68.07 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC IRON AND IRON BINDING CAPAC-B | $44.40 | $74.00 | $5.00–$62.90 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.88, median $37.80, highest $44.40 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $37.80. 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 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 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.