Lab tests CPT 83550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TIBC test cost in Killeen, TX — inpatient

In Killeen-Temple, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $100.85 to $160.38, with a median of $100.85. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $89.65 at 101 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 83550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

Lowest$100.85Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital + 2 more
Median$100.85half pay less
Highest$160.38in this market
Difference1.6×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 Killeen-Temple, TX.

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Lowest $100.85Highest $160.38

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital lowest Temple, TX HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $100.85 $168.09 $92.45–$151.28 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital lowest Temple, TX HC IRON BINDING TEST - IRON TIBC & FERRITIN PANEL $100.85 $168.09 $92.45–$151.28 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple lowest Temple, TX HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $100.85 $168.09 $92.45–$117.66 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple lowest Temple, TX HC IRON BINDING TEST - IRON TIBC & FERRITIN PANEL $100.85 $168.09 $92.45–$117.66 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center lowest Temple, TX HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $100.85 $168.09 $92.45–$117.66 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center lowest Temple, TX HC IRON BINDING TEST - IRON TIBC & FERRITIN PANEL $100.85 $168.09 $92.45–$117.66 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY $160.38 $160.38 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY $160.38 $160.38 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $100.85, median $100.85, highest $160.38 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $100.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.