Lab tests CPT 83550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TIBC test cost in Utica, NY — inpatient

In Utica-Rome, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test as an inpatient: from $41.18 to $315.00, with a median of $178.09. The lowest listed price is at Rome Memorial Hospital — $136.91 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $41.65 at 89 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 83550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 2026.

Lowest$41.18Rome Memorial Hospital
Median$178.09half pay less
Highest$315.00in this market
Difference7.6×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 Utica-Rome, NY.

median
Lowest $41.18Highest $315.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rome Memorial Hospital lowest Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Iron binding test $41.18 $102.00 $4.63 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Rome Memorial Hospital lowest Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Tibc $41.18 $102.00 $4.63 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Rome Memorial Hospital lowest Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Iron binding test $41.18 $102.00 $4.63 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Rome Memorial Hospital lowest Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Tibc $41.18 $102.00 $4.63 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Mvhs Utica, NY HC Iron Binding Capacity $315.00 $525.00 $5.08–$393.75 40% —
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Mvhs Utica, NY HC Iron Binding Capacity $315.00 $525.00 $5.08–$393.75 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $41.18, median $178.09, highest $315.00 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $41.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.