Lab tests CPT 83550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TIBC test cost in Salem, OR — inpatient

In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $6.25 to $60.95, with a median of $60.95. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $54.70 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $42.75 at 33 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Silverton Medical Center
Median$60.95half pay less
Highest$60.95in this market
Difference9.8×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 Salem, OR.

median
Lowest $6.25Highest $60.95

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 CHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY $6.25 $9.61 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $51.35 $79.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG IRON BINDING CAPACITY $60.95 $115.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG IRON BINDING CAPACITY $60.95 $115.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $6.25, median $60.95, highest $60.95 — a 9.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $60.95 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.