TIBC test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $8.74 to $484.20, with a median of $59.50. The lowest listed price is at Advanced Surgical Hospital — $50.76 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $59.75 at 88 hospitals.
- The median here, $59.50, is 4% above the US median of $57.22.
- That is 6.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.74).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 15 cities for code 83550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Surgical Hospital lowest Washington, PA · (724) 884-0710 IRON BINDING CAP File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $8.74 | $37.50 | $8.30–$20.63 | 77% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 IRON BINDING TEST File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $13.50 | $27.00 | $5.50–$171.55 | 50% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 UIBC File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $24.00 | $40.00 | $6.00–$43.56 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 UIBC File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $24.00 | $40.00 | $681.60 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 UIBC File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $24.00 | $40.00 | $6.00–$85.00 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 UIBC-E File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $27.72 | $39.60 | $5.00–$28.51 | 30% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA TOTAL IRON BINDING CAP File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $29.40 | $98.00 | $5.00–$98.00 | 70% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 TIBC PNL 1160+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $36.60 | $61.00 | $5.50–$55.44 | 40% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $55.38 | $71.00 | $4.23–$24.15 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $55.38 | $71.00 | $4.23–$55.00 | 22% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $57.67 | $79.00 | $4.36–$28.93 | 27% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Iron Binding Capacity Ibc File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $59.50 | $85.00 | $15.90–$89.25 | 30% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $100.00 | $5.50–$92.00 | 40% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $60.75 | $75.00 | $4.23–$24.15 | 19% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 IRON TOTAL AND TIBC+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $61.80 | $103.00 | $34.71–$80.34 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 TIBC File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $61.80 | $103.00 | $27.71–$126.23 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY P5087+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $80.40 | $134.00 | $5.50–$113.90 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 TIBC File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $94.80 | $158.00 | $5.50–$134.30 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 TIBC+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $104.40 | $174.00 | $5.50–$156.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 TIBC File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $114.60 | $191.00 | $7.79–$171.90 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC TIBC File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $130.80 | $218.00 | $5.50–$185.30 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY P5087+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $131.40 | $219.00 | $5.00–$175.20 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $138.60 | $231.00 | $5.50–$196.35 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 TIBC PNL 1160+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $484.20 | $807.00 | $5.00–$685.95 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $8.74, median $59.50, highest $484.20 — a 55.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $60.38. 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 19 of 23 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.