TIBC test cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $8.00 to $477.25, with a median of $45.76. The lowest listed price is at Chino Valley Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $37.76 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $72.99 at 196 hospitals.
- The median here, $45.76, is 20% below the US median of $57.22.
- That is 5.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.74).
- Riverside, CA ranks 2nd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 23 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 18 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 14, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chino Valley Medical Center lowest Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Iron Binding Test File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $259.88 | $7.91–$259.88 | 97% |
| Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $189.00 | $7.91–$189.00 | 96% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Iron Binding Test File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $259.88 | $7.91–$259.88 | 97% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 IRON BINDING TEST File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $8.82 | $44.08 | $8.30–$44.08 | 80% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11.39 | $23.73 | — | 52% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 Total Iron Bind Cap File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | $24.75–$46.75 | 60% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $34.57 | $105.00 | $7.60–$105.00 | 67% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 IRON BINDING CAPACITY IP File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $35.00 | $35.00 | $5.35–$49.00 | — |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $39.28 | $101.00 | $8.74–$101.00 | 61% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45.76 | $88.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45.76 | $88.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45.76 | $88.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45.76 | $88.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 Iron binding capacity File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $80.16 | $334.00 | $7.43–$403.00 | 76% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $80.55 | $179.00 | $7.08–$152.15 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $80.55 | $179.00 | $7.08–$161.10 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $80.55 | $179.00 | $8.74–$134.25 | 55% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC IRON BINDING TEST - IRON BINDING CAPACITY File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $171.00 | $171.00 | $6.89–$123.98 | — |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Iron binding capacity File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $381.00 | $6.99–$700.09 | 51% |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 LAB IRON PROFILE File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $251.00 | $251.00 | $6.89–$251.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 LAB IRON PROFILE File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $251.00 | $251.00 | $6.89–$251.00 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Iron Binding Capacity+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $384.36 | $384.36 | $5.51–$384.36 | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 IRON BINDING+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $477.25 | $477.25 | $53.72–$429.52 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $8.00, median $45.76, highest $477.25 — a 59.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $80.55. 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 13 of 22 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83550 ($57.25). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CAIRON TOTAL TIBC %SAT CPT2 | $1.60 | file |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CAC IRON - LC | $3.00 | file |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CAIron binding capacity | $3.11 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Iron Binding Capacity | $4.33 | file |