TIBC test cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $43.92 to $122.40, with a median of $83.20. The lowest listed price is at St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis — $39.28 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $53.30 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis lowest O'Fallon, IL HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $43.92 | $61.00 | $3.80–$61.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO Iron Binding Capacity | $45.50 | $70.00 | $7.87–$19.67 | 35% | — source file |
| American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC Granite City, IL IRON BINDING CAPACIT | $51.70 | $86.16 | $86.16 | 40% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO IRON BINDING TEST | $68.70 | $68.70 | $4.86–$15.02 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Iron Binding Capacity | $78.65 | $121.00 | $7.87–$19.67 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO Iron Binding Capacity | $83.20 | $128.00 | $8.74–$12.38 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Iron Binding Capacity | $91.00 | $140.00 | $7.87–$14.78 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Iron Binding Capacity | $92.95 | $143.00 | $7.87–$19.67 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $108.72 | $151.00 | $8.84–$151.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL IRON BINDING TEST | $110.88 | $154.00 | $3.80–$154.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville, IL HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $122.40 | $170.00 | $3.99–$170.00 | 28% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $43.92, median $83.20, highest $122.40 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $100.79. 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 5 of 11 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 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.