Lab tests CPT 83550 Outpatient

TIBC test cost in Ithaca, NY

In Ithaca, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $7.98 to $7.98, with a median of $7.98. Across New York, the median is $37.95 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Mar 27, 2026 and Mar 27, 2026.

Lowest$7.98Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
Median$7.98half pay less
Highest$7.98in this market
Difference1.0×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 Ithaca, NY.

median
Lowest $7.98Highest $21.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca lowest Ithaca, NY · (607) 274-4401 HC Iron Binding Test - Iron + Transferrin + Tibc $7.98 $39.90 $8.32–$41.10 80% Mar 27, 2026
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Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca, NY · (607) 274-4401 HC Iron Binding Test - Iron and Iron Binding Capacity Panel - Sr $21.00 $105.00 $8.32–$108.15 80% Mar 27, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $7.98, median $7.98, highest $7.98.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.