TIBC test cost in Las Vegas, NV — inpatient
In Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, 2 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $33.42 to $37.01, with a median of $35.22. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health — $1.80 less than the median here. Across Nevada, the median is $94.00 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 83550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Las Vegas, NV · (702) 492-8509 17M IRON STUDY BINDING CAP | $33.42 | $163.00 | $48.90–$117.36 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Henderson, NV · (702) 616-5000 17M IRON STUDY BINDING CAP | $37.01 | $163.00 | $48.90–$117.36 | 77% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Henderson, NV · (702) 616-5000 17M IRON STUDY BINDING CAP | $46.62 | $163.00 | $48.90–$117.36 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $33.42, median $35.22, highest $37.01 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $72.98 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83550 ($60.83). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| University Medical Center of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NVHC IRON BINDING CAPACITY TEST | $4.50 | file |