Lab tests CPT 83550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TIBC test cost in Lakeland, FL — inpatient

In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $7.20 to $148.00, with a median of $36.60. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $29.40 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $64.02 at 73 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$7.20Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital
Median$36.60half pay less
Highest$148.00in this market
Difference20.6×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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.

median
Lowest $7.20Highest $148.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Iron Binding Capacity $7.20 $18.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Uibc $7.20 $18.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY $36.60 $36.60 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Iron Binding Cap-Ref $36.80 $92.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY $148.00 $148.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $7.20, median $36.60, highest $148.00 — a 20.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $36.60 — 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.