TIBC test cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 16 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $20.16 to $107.18, with a median of $77.80. The lowest listed price is at Norton Clark Hospital — $57.64 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $77.80 at 78 hospitals.
- The median here, $77.80, is 36% above the US median of $57.22.
- That is 8.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.74).
- Louisville, KY ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Kentucky by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 8 cities for code 83550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB UIBC+1 more line at this price File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $20.16 | $144.00 | $7.43–$126.00 | 86% |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 IRON BINDING TEST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $47.50 | $125.00 | $16.74–$125.00 | 62% |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY IRON BINDING TEST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $48.60 | $108.00 | $18.14–$108.00 | 55% |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 IRON BINDING TEST. File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $50.85 | $113.00 | $18.98–$113.00 | 55% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC Lab Total Iron Bind Cap+1 more line at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $73.43 | $174.00 | $7.43–$138.68 | 58% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 #IRON BINDING CAPACITY+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $75.60 | $126.00 | $3.97–$19.93 | 40% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB IRON BINDING CAPACITY+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $77.80 | $389.00 | $8.74–$322.87 | 80% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB UIBC+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $77.80 | $389.00 | $8.74–$322.87 | 80% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB IRON BINDING CAPACITY+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $77.80 | $389.00 | $8.74–$322.87 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB UIBC+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $77.80 | $389.00 | $8.74–$330.65 | 80% |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB UIBC+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $77.80 | $389.00 | $8.74–$322.87 | 80% |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 IRON BINDING TEST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $98.64 | $411.00 | $69.05–$411.00 | 76% |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY IRON BINDING TEST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $99.36 | $276.00 | $46.37–$276.00 | 64% |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 Iron binding capacity File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $107.18 | $142.90 | $5.24–$285.80 | 25% |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 Iron binding capacity File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $107.18 | $142.90 | $7.43–$285.80 | 25% |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 Iron binding capacity File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $107.18 | $142.90 | $7.43–$214.35 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $20.16, median $77.80, highest $107.18 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $77.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 15 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 TIBC test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: TIBC test explained.