Lab tests CPT 83550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TIBC test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $26.44 to $185.22, with a median of $26.69. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $0.25 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $28.49 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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.

Lowest$26.44St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Median$26.69half pay less
Highest$185.22in this market
Difference7.0×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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.

median
Lowest $26.44Highest $185.22

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 IRON BINDING $26.44 $104.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 IRON BINDING $26.69 $104.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Conway Regional Rehabilitation Hospital Conway, AR IRON BINDING CAPACITY $185.22 $185.22 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $26.44, median $26.69, highest $185.22 — a 7.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $26.44 — 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.