Lab tests CPT 83550 Outpatient

TIBC test cost in Spokane, WA

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $49.00 to $131.60, with a median of $70.85. The lowest listed price is at Providence Health And Services - Washington — $21.85 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $60.00 at 31 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$49.00Providence Health And Services - Washington
Median$70.85half pay less
Highest$131.60in this market
Difference2.7×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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

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Lowest $49.00Highest $170.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Health And Services - Washington lowest Spokane, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $49.00 $70.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington lowest Spokane, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $49.00 $70.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Chewelah, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $65.80 $94.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Chewelah, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $65.80 $94.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $70.00 $100.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $70.00 $100.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane, WA IRON BINDING CAPACITY $75.90 $75.90 $8.74–$27.18 — —
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $88.20 $126.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Colville, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $131.60 $188.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Colville, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $131.60 $188.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $170.10 $243.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane, WA HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $170.10 $243.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $49.00, median $70.85, highest $131.60 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $70.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.