TIBC

MeasuredUseful

How much iron your blood proteins could carry if fully loaded.

Read alongside serum iron to judge iron status.

Calculated from this result

Once a lab has this measurement, these lines cost it nothing to add.

How we rate it — Useful

Worth doing for a specific reason — a risk factor, a symptom, an age group.

This rating and the description above were written against published screening guidelines by someone who is not a clinician, and are awaiting review by one. We would rather say that than imply an authority we do not have.

Check-ups that include it

In 39 of the 78check-ups we track — 50%. Cheapest first.

and 27 more.

Also sold as

Every one of these names refers to this same test. Resolving them to one canonical entry is what makes an honest comparison possible.

tibc · total iron binding capaci · total iron binding capacity · total iron binding capacity tibc

Information here is for comparing packages, not for diagnosing yourself. Talk to a doctor about which tests you actually need.