Lab tests CPT 83550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TIBC test cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $65.80 to $131.60, with a median of $70.00. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $4.20 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $60.00 at 31 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$65.80Providence St Joseph Hospital
Median$70.00half pay less
Highest$131.60in this market
Difference2.0×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 $65.80Highest $170.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $65.80 $94.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $65.80 $94.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $70.00 $100.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $70.00 $100.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $88.20 $126.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $131.60 $188.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $131.60 $188.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY CDM $170.10 $243.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY LAB $170.10 $243.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $65.80, median $70.00, highest $131.60 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $70.85 — 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.