Lab tests CPT 83550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TIBC test cost in Joplin, MO — inpatient

In Joplin, MO-KS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $78.12 to $78.12, with a median of $78.12. Across Missouri, the median is $53.30 at 29 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$78.12Freeman Health System - Freeman West
Median$78.12half pay less
Highest$78.12in 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 Joplin, MO-KS.

median
Lowest $78.12Highest $81.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 IRON BINDING CAPACITY $78.12 $195.30 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 IRON BINDING CAPACITY (TIBC) $81.80 $204.49 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $78.12, median $78.12, highest $78.12.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $77.35 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.