TIBC test cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 15 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $5.76 to $151.76, with a median of $16.38. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital and 1 other hospital — $10.62 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $53.96 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 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 Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY QUEST | $5.76 | $12.00 | $2.41–$48.11 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital lowest Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY QUEST | $5.76 | $12.00 | $2.41–$48.11 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY QUEST | $6.72 | $12.00 | $2.41–$112.95 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY QUEST | $6.72 | $12.00 | $2.41–$68.69 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY QUEST | $6.72 | $12.00 | $2.41–$68.69 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $11.61 | $28.94 | $7.15–$26.05 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 PR IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $16.28 | $25.96 | $8.73–$23.36 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Iron Binding Test | $16.38 | $63.00 | $8.74–$47.25 | 74% | — source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY (IBC) | $28.06 | $50.10 | $8.14–$68.69 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY (IBC) | $28.06 | $50.10 | $8.14–$68.69 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY (IBC) | $28.06 | $50.10 | $8.14–$112.95 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY (IBC) | $30.67 | $63.90 | $8.14–$53.68 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY (IBC) | $30.67 | $63.90 | $8.14–$53.68 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $91.00 | $91.00 | $8.01–$91.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $94.04 | $234.50 | $8.60–$211.05 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $94.04 | $234.50 | $8.60–$211.05 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $94.04 | $234.50 | $8.60–$211.05 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $94.04 | $234.50 | $8.60–$211.05 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $94.04 | $234.50 | $8.60–$211.05 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $99.67 | $234.50 | $8.60–$211.05 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $151.76 | $378.44 | $8.60–$340.59 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $151.76 | $378.44 | $8.60–$340.59 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.76, median $16.38, highest $151.76 — a 26.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $16.38. 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 14 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.