TIBC test cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 13 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $10.05 to $156.00, with a median of $156.00. The lowest listed price is at Valleywise Health Medical Center — $145.95 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $81.00 at 35 hospitals.
- The median here, $156.00, is 173% above the US median of $57.22.
- That is 17.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.74).
- 9 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 83550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valleywise Health Medical Center lowest Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $10.05 | $120.00 | $8.74–$17.48 | 92% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 TIBC File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19.80 | $100.00 | $40.00–$80.00 | 80% |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 UC IRON BIND CAPACITY ER File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $60.67 | $235.00 | $8.74–$180.95 | 74% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $65.18 | $235.00 | $4.98–$197.40 | 72% |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Serum Iron Binding Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Serum Iron Binding Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Serum Iron Binding Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Serum Iron Binding Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Serum Iron Binding Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Serum Iron Binding Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Serum Iron Binding Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Serum Iron Binding Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Serum Iron Binding Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $10.05, median $156.00, highest $156.00 — a 15.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $156.00. 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 4 of 4 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.
14 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83550 ($57.22). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING | $2.27 | file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING | $3.05 | file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING | $3.43 | file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING | $4.05 | file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING | $4.08 | file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING | $4.16 | file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING | $4.27 | file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING | $4.27 | file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING | $4.32 | file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING | $4.48 | file |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZIRON BINDING CAPACITY | $4.52 | file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING | $4.67 | file |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING | $5.13 | file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZLAB CAPACITY IRON BINDING | $5.29 | file |