Lab tests CPT 83550 Maryland Outpatient

TIBC test cost in Maryland

In Maryland, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $19.20 to $44.34, with a median of $35.25. The lowest price is at UPMC Western Maryland (Cumberland). The highest price is 2.3× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 83550. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$19.20UPMC Western Maryland
Median$35.25half pay less
Highest$44.34in Maryland
Lowest saves$16.05vs the median

Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
UPMC Western Maryland lowest Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV TIBC $19.20 $32.00 —
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC Iron Binding Capacity $27.33 $27.89 —
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TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY $32.93 $33.60 —
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Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Iron binding capacity $37.56 $37.56 —
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Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC IRON BINDING TEST $38.40 $39.18 —
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Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY $44.34 $45.24 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 3 $27.33 $38.40
Cumberland, MD-WV 1 $19.20 $19.20
Ocean Pines, MD 1 $37.56 $37.56
Salisbury, MD 1 $32.93 $32.93

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.

Iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.