Lab tests CPT 83550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TIBC test cost in Indianapolis, IN — inpatient

In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $31.20 to $76.50, with a median of $33.00. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital — $1.80 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $40.56 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 83550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$31.20St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital
Median$33.00half pay less
Highest$76.50in this market
Difference2.5×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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.

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Lowest $31.20Highest $151.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital lowest Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 #IRON BINDING CAPACITY $31.20 $52.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN #IRON BINDING CAPACITY $33.00 $55.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN #IRON BINDING CAPACITY $33.00 $55.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 #IRON BINDING CAPACITY $33.00 $55.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 #IRON BINDING CAPACITY $33.00 $55.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 #IRON BINDING CAPACITY $33.00 $55.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN #IRON BINDING CAPACITY $33.00 $55.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN #IRON BINDING CAPACITY $33.00 $55.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 #IRON BINDING CAPACITY $45.00 $75.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 IRON BINDING CAPACITY $48.00 $80.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 IRON BINDING CAPACITY $53.40 $89.00 — 40% —
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St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN IRON BINDING CAPACITY $63.60 $106.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN IRON BINDING CAPACITY $63.60 $106.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY $63.60 $106.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN IRON BINDING CAPACITY $63.60 $106.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN IRON BINDING CAPACITY $63.60 $106.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Iron Binding Capacity/Tibc $76.50 $85.00 $8.00–$85.00 10% —
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Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 IRON BINDING CAPACITY $151.80 $253.00 $3.97–$19.93 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $31.20, median $33.00, highest $76.50 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $33.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 10 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.