ANA test cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 12 hospitals list a cash price for antinuclear antibody (ANA) blood test, screen: from $11.85 to $90.70, with a median of $77.00. The lowest listed price is at Hsa St. Joseph — $65.15 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $57.54 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 86038, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$11.85Hsa St. Joseph
Median$77.00half pay less
Highest$90.70in this market
Difference7.7×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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
median
Lowest $11.85Highest $561.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsa St. Joseph lowest Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 RL ANTINUCLEAR AB (ANA) | $11.85 | $449.01 | $6.35–$449.01 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph lowest Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 RL ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBDS CHILD 1 | $11.85 | $399.94 | $6.35–$399.94 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph lowest Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 RL ANA SCREEN | $11.85 | $399.94 | $6.35–$399.94 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph lowest Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 RL ANTINUCLEAR AB (ANA); | $11.85 | $399.94 | $6.35–$399.94 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph lowest Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 ANA SCREEN | $11.85 | $122.00 | $6.35–$122.00 | 90% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph lowest Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 ANTINUCLEAR AB (ANA); | $11.85 | $449.01 | $6.35–$449.01 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC SCLERODERMA ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC ANA, BODY FLUID | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC ANA, BODY FLUID | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE PANEL ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC SCLERODERMA ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC ANA, BODY FLUID | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE PANEL ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC ANA, BODY FLUID | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE PANEL ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC SCLERODERMA ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC ANA, BODY FLUID | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE PANEL ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC SCLERODERMA ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC ANA, BODY FLUID | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE PANEL ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC SCLERODERMA ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC ANA, BODY FLUID | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE PANEL ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC SCLERODERMA ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE PANEL ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC SCLERODERMA ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC ANA, BODY FLUID | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE PANEL ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC SCLERODERMA ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC ANA, BODY FLUID | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE PANEL ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC SCLERODERMA ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS ANA | $77.00 | $154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ANA-ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY SCREEN | $86.43 | $129.00 | $12.09–$122.55 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ANA-ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY SCREEN | $86.43 | $129.00 | $12.09–$122.55 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ANA-ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY SCREEN | $86.43 | $129.00 | $12.09–$122.55 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES | $90.70 | $90.70 | $10.75–$23.21 | — | — source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC ANA AB SCREEN IFA | $272.50 | $545.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC ANA AB SCREEN IFA | $272.50 | $545.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC ANA AB SCREEN IFA | $272.50 | $545.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC ANA AB SCREEN IFA | $272.50 | $545.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC ANA AB SCREEN IFA | $272.50 | $545.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC ANA AB SCREEN IFA | $272.50 | $545.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC ANA AB SCREEN IFA | $272.50 | $545.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC ANA AB SCREEN IFA | $272.50 | $545.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY (QUAL) | $402.67 | $601.00 | $12.09–$570.95 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY (QUAL) | $402.67 | $601.00 | $12.09–$570.95 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY (QUAL) | $402.67 | $601.00 | $12.09–$570.95 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC ANA AB SCREEN IFA | $561.00 | $1,122.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.85, median $77.00, highest $90.70 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $77.00. 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 3 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
An ANA test looks for antibodies that target the body's own cell nuclei. It is used as a screening test when a doctor suspects an autoimmune condition such as lupus.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the ANA screen only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and a titer (86039) or tests for specific antibodies after a positive result each have their own charge.