Transferrin test cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for transferrin blood test: from $23.64 to $142.77, with a median of $42.70. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center — $19.06 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $47.12 at 115 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 84466, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Oct 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 ASSAY OF TRANSFERRIN source file | $23.64 | $33.77 | $12.12–$17.38 | 30% |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Assay of Transferrin - Transferrin source file | $31.00 | $31.00 | $9.57–$31.00 | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Assay of Transferrin - Transferrin source file | $31.00 | $31.00 | $9.57–$31.00 | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Assay of Transferrin - Transferrin source file | $31.00 | $31.00 | $9.57–$31.00 | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 TRANSFERRIN (IRON BINDING PROTEIN) LEVEL source file | $36.73 | $52.47 | $12.12–$17.38 | 30% |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 TRANSFERRIN File of Aug 25, 2026 · source file | $54.40 | $146.76 | $9.57–$132.08 | 63% |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 ASSAY OF TRANSFERRIN+1 more line at this price File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $96.90 | $114.00 | $8.49–$114.00 | 15% |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Transferrin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Transferrin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $142.77 | $142.77 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $23.64, median $42.70, highest $142.77 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $54.40. 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 2 of 6 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
A transferrin test measures the protein that carries iron in the blood. It is used with iron and ferritin 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.