TIBC test cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $29.00 to $237.72, with a median of $46.41. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center — $17.41 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $89.65 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 83550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX Hc Iron Binding Test - Iron And Iron Binding Capacity Panel | $29.00 | $29.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM | $45.78 | $109.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM | $45.78 | $109.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM | $47.04 | $112.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC Lubbock, TX HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM | $75.18 | $179.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM | $237.72 | $566.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock, TX HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM | $237.72 | $566.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM | $237.72 | $566.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $29.00, median $46.41, highest $237.72 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $156.45. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.