Lab tests CPT 83550 Outpatient

TIBC test cost in Plainview, TX

In Plainview, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $51.66 to $51.66, with a median of $51.66. Across Texas, the median is $89.65 at 101 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$51.66Methodist Hospital Plainview
Median$51.66half pay less
Highest$51.66in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $51.66 $123.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $51.66, median $51.66, highest $51.66.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $51.66. 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.