TIBC test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 24 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $8.00 to $321.00, with a median of $43.65. The lowest listed price is at Roxborough Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $35.65 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $59.75 at 88 hospitals.
- The median here, $43.65, is 24% below the US median of $57.22.
- That is 5.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.74).
- Philadelphia, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 7 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 20 cities for code 83550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Iron Binding Test File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $198.75 | $5.00–$192.79 | 96% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Iron Binding Test File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $159.00 | $5.00–$127.20 | 95% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Iron Percent Saturization+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $14.40 | $144.00 | $8.39–$110.76 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Iron Percent Saturization File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.40 | $144.00 | $8.39–$110.76 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Iron Percent Saturization File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.40 | $144.00 | $8.39–$110.76 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Iron Percent Saturization File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.40 | $144.00 | $8.39–$110.76 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Iron Percent Saturization File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.40 | $144.00 | $8.39–$110.76 | 90% |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 IRON BINDING File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $29.61 | $29.61 | $5.99–$40.19 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ IRON BINDING File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $29.61 | $29.61 | $5.66–$40.19 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ IRON BINDING File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $29.61 | $29.61 | $4.99–$40.19 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 IRON BINDING File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $29.61 | $29.61 | $5.99–$40.19 | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 TIBC - Iron Bind File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $38.09 | $63.47 | $8.74–$39.04 | 40% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Iron Binding File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.20 | $123.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Iron Binding File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.20 | $123.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Iron Binding File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.20 | $123.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Iron Binding File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.20 | $123.00 | — | 60% |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $77.20 | $77.20 | $5.00–$18.54 | — |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Iron Binding Capacity File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $85.15 | $131.00 | $6.75–$137.77 | 35% |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Iron Binding Capacity File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $94.25 | $145.00 | $7.25–$473.55 | 35% |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 IRON BINDING CAPACITY,TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $164.93 | $164.93 | — | — |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB IRON BINDING TEST File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $189.90 | $211.00 | $5.00–$174.75 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB IRON BINDING TEST File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $189.90 | $211.00 | $6.00–$575.00 | 10% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Iron Binding Capacity File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $273.00 | $420.00 | $8.57–$403.20 | 35% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Total Iron Binding Capacity (Tibc)+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $321.00 | $321.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $8.00, median $43.65, highest $321.00 — a 40.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $49.20. 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 16 of 18 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 TIBC test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: TIBC test explained.