TIBC test cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for Iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $8.16 to $109.10, with a median of $47.66. The lowest listed price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics — $39.50 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $60.00 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA Hc Iron Binding Test Lab3199 | $8.16 | $16.32 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $36.21 | $71.00 | $42.60–$56.80 | 49% | — source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $40.14 | $139.23 | $8.74–$104.43 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health System Gig Harbor, WA HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $42.35 | $139.23 | $8.74–$104.43 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $42.52 | $139.23 | $8.74–$125.31 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $43.70 | $139.23 | $8.74–$104.43 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA Hc Iron Binding Test | $46.00 | $92.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health System Tacoma, WA HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $46.12 | $139.23 | $8.74–$104.43 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $49.20 | $139.23 | $8.74–$125.31 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB | $60.00 | $125.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB | $60.00 | $125.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB | $60.00 | $125.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB | $60.00 | $125.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM | $63.84 | $133.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM | $63.84 | $133.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM | $63.84 | $133.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital E Seattle, WA TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY (PAML) | $73.60 | $92.00 | $7.00–$25.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA HC TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $88.80 | $111.00 | $8.74–$99.90 | 20% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA Tibc & Pct Saturation | $109.10 | $109.10 | $27.49–$104.74 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.16, median $47.66, highest $109.10 — a 13.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $46.12. 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 8 of 10 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.