Lab tests CPT 83550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TIBC test cost in Portland, OR — inpatient

In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $6.25 to $42.75, with a median of $35.70. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center and 4 other hospitals — $29.45 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $42.75 at 33 hospitals.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 83550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$6.25Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center + 4 more
Median$35.70half pay less
Highest$42.75in this market
Difference6.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.

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Lowest $6.25Highest $51.35

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 CHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY $6.25 $9.61 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY $6.25 $9.61 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 CHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY $6.25 $9.61 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY $6.25 $9.61 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 CHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY $6.25 $9.61 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 CHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY $6.25 $9.61 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 CHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY $6.25 $9.61 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY $6.25 $9.61 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $13.23 $20.36 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $13.23 $20.36 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $13.23 $20.36 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $13.23 $20.36 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $13.23 $20.36 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $13.23 $20.36 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $13.23 $20.36 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 IRON BINDING CAPACITY $35.70 $42.00 $11.00–$34.76 15% —
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Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 IRON BINDING CAPACITY $35.70 $42.00 $11.00–$34.76 15% —
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Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $42.75 $57.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $42.75 $57.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $42.75 $57.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $42.75 $57.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $42.75 $57.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $42.75 $57.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $42.75 $57.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $42.75 $57.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $42.75 $57.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $42.75 $57.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $51.35 $79.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $6.25, median $35.70, highest $42.75 — a 6.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $39.23 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 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 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.