TIBC test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test: from $5.76 to $169.58, with a median of $68.00. The lowest price is at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 29.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $68.00, is 19% above the US median of $57.22.
- That is 7.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.74).
- Minnesota ranks 34th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 63 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5.76Abbott Northwestern Hospital + 2 more
Median$68.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$169.58in Minnesota
Lowest saves$62.24vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital lowest Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY QUEST | $5.76 | $12.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital lowest St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY QUEST | $5.76 | $12.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital lowest Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY QUEST | $5.76 | $12.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $5.95 | $8.74 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY QUEST | $6.72 | $12.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY QUEST | $6.72 | $12.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY QUEST | $6.72 | $12.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY QUEST | $6.72 | $12.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY QUEST | $7.28 | $13.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $11.61 | $28.94 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $12.33 | $29.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY TOTAL | $14.69 | $26.22 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY TOTAL | $14.69 | $26.22 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY TOTAL | $16.00 | $26.22 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Iron Binding Test | $16.38 | $63.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NIS TIBC | $26.60 | $38.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $27.26 | $47.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $33.92 | $53.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN PR IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $36.04 | $106.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC IRON BINDING TEST - IRON + TRANSFERRIN + TIBC | $36.40 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $42.40 | $53.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Iron Binding Capacity Beaker1 | $45.70 | $84.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $46.40 | $58.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN TIBC | $51.88 | $82.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $52.20 | $90.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Iron binding capacity | $53.32 | $86.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Iron binding capacity | $56.55 | $87.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Iron binding capacity | $57.75 | $77.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $57.85 | $89.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $61.51 | $101.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $64.64 | $101.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $68.00 | $80.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Iron binding capacity | $68.64 | $78.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Iron Binding Capacity Beaker1 | $69.13 | $84.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $69.70 | $82.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Iron Binding Capacity | $70.92 | $98.23 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Iron Binding Capacity | $72.00 | $171.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $72.00 | $90.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC IRON BINDING TEST - IRON + TRANSFERRIN + TIBC | $73.36 | $131.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG IRON BINDING CAPACITY (IBC) | $73.50 | $105.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $74.40 | $93.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $74.40 | $93.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Chemistry | $76.25 | $125.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $78.20 | $92.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $79.53 | $120.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $80.00 | $100.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $81.86 | $115.30 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $91.00 | $91.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $94.04 | $234.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $94.04 | $234.50 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $94.04 | $234.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $94.04 | $234.50 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $99.67 | $234.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Iron binding capacity | $102.87 | $122.46 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $104.00 | $104.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $105.60 | $132.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Iron binding capacity | $108.00 | $108.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $112.50 | $125.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Iron binding capacity | $113.90 | $134.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN IRON BINDING CAPACITY 83550 | $137.17 | $178.14 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $151.76 | $378.44 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $151.76 | $378.44 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC IRON BINDING CAPACITY | $169.58 | $399.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 16 | $5.76 | $58.80 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 4 | $45.70 | $72.08 |
| Aitkin, MN | 2 | $36.40 | $54.88 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $6.72 | $39.36 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 2 | $12.33 | $47.10 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $7.28 | $29.58 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $113.90 | $113.90 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $52.20 | $52.20 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $14.69 | $14.69 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $36.04 | $36.04 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $105.60 | $105.60 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $78.20 | $78.20 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $56.55 | $56.55 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $102.87 | $102.87 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $104.00 | $104.00 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $137.17 | $137.17 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $33.92 | $33.92 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $27.26 | $27.26 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $69.70 | $69.70 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $112.50 | $112.50 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $73.50 | $73.50 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $57.75 | $57.75 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $74.40 | $74.40 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $76.25 | $76.25 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $6.72 | $6.72 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $14.69 | $14.69 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $68.64 | $68.64 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $61.51 | $61.51 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $57.85 | $57.85 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $53.32 | $53.32 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $46.40 | $46.40 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $42.40 | $42.40 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $69.13 | $69.13 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $70.92 | $70.92 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $74.40 | $74.40 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $5.95 | $5.95 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What TIBC test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: TIBC test explained.
Iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test in other states
- Alabama$42.12
- Alaska$76.50
- Arizona$81.00
- Arkansas$26.66
- California$72.99
- Colorado$80.00
- Connecticut$45.94
- Delaware$189.84
- District of Columbia$131.83, 3 hospitals
- Florida$89.98
- Georgia$57.22
- Hawaii$91.00
- Idaho$55.20
- Illinois$78.75
- Indiana$44.25
- Iowa$49.60
- Kansas$64.00
- Kentucky$77.80
- Louisiana$32.74
- Maine$40.85
- Maryland$34.50
- Massachusetts$37.50
- Michigan$39.78
- Mississippi$41.32
- Missouri$67.00
- Montana$66.14
- Nebraska$77.35
- Nevada$83.49
- New Hampshire$51.48
- New Jersey$10.05
- New Mexico$78.22
- New York$40.06
- North Carolina$46.46
- North Dakota$53.43
- Ohio$39.00
- Oklahoma$47.40
- Oregon$42.75
- Pennsylvania$59.75
- Puerto Rico$30.86
- Rhode Island$66.00
- South Carolina$76.47
- South Dakota$86.10
- Tennessee$41.04
- Texas$94.95
- Utah$113.18
- Vermont$81.64
- Virginia$66.90
- Washington$60.00
- West Virginia$44.50
- Wisconsin$62.04
- Wyoming$39.89
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.