Lab tests CPT 83550 Outpatient

TIBC test cost in Orangeburg, SC

In Orangeburg, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $35.50 to $35.50, with a median of $35.50. Across South Carolina, the median is $72.00 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$35.50Medical University Hospital Authority
Median$35.50half pay less
Highest$35.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg, SC HB IRON BINDING CAPACITY $35.50 $71.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $35.50, median $35.50, highest $35.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $35.50. 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.