ANA test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 21 hospitals list a cash price for antinuclear antibody (ANA) blood test, screen: from $12.00 to $583.20, with a median of $74.40. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital and 1 other hospital — $62.40 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $74.40 at 105 hospitals.
- The median here, $74.40, is 20% above the US median of $62.00.
- That is 6.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.09).
- Philadelphia, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 8 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 17 cities for code 86038, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Antinuclear Antibodies File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $393.00 | $9.67–$314.40 | 97% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Antinuclear Antibodies File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $491.25 | $9.67–$476.51 | 98% |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ ANTI NUCLEAR ANTIBODY+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $40.95 | $40.95 | $6.90–$55.60 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ Ana Scr,Ifa W/Refl Mpx Ab Cascade-Q+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $40.95 | $40.95 | $7.83–$55.60 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Ana Scr,Ifa W/Refl Mpx Ab Cascade-Q+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $40.95 | $40.95 | $8.28–$55.60 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Ana Scr,Ifa W/Refl Mpx Ab Cascade-Q+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $40.95 | $40.95 | $8.28–$55.60 | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Fluid ANA Evaluation+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $52.65 | $87.74 | $12.09–$53.97 | 40% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Antinuclear Antibodies (Ana) Hep-2 Subtrate Serum Referred+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $62.00 | $62.00 | — | — |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Ana Profile Component 1 Mayo+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $66.00 | $66.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Quest 94954 Antinuclear Antibodies File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $68.25 | $105.00 | $12.06–$190.44 | 35% |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Quest Antinuclear Antibodies File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $68.25 | $105.00 | $10.50–$164.86 | 35% |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Quest 37521 Antinuclear Antibodies+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $72.15 | $111.00 | $11.10–$164.86 | 35% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Ana File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $74.40 | $186.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Ana File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $74.40 | $186.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Ana File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $74.40 | $186.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Ana File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $74.40 | $186.00 | — | 60% |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $106.80 | $106.80 | $10.75–$25.62 | — |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES (ANA) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $112.72 | $112.72 | — | — |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Antinuclear Antibody Screen+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $149.00 | $149.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Antinuclear Antibodies+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $163.80 | $252.00 | $12.06–$252.00 | 35% |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Quest 29839 Antinuclear Antibodies+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $198.25 | $305.00 | $12.09–$473.55 | 35% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Anti-Centromere Ab Okl+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $201.00 | $201.00 | — | — |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Quest Antinuclear Antibodies+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $233.35 | $359.00 | $11.85–$344.64 | 35% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Anti-Nuclear Antibody-Scr File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $487.38 | $487.38 | $20.25–$438.64 | — |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Scleroderma Autoantibody Profile Comp 2 Referred+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $519.00 | $519.00 | — | — |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $583.20 | $648.00 | $12.09–$1,725.00 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $583.20 | $648.00 | $12.09–$536.67 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $12.00, median $74.40, highest $583.20 — a 48.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $74.40. 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 12 of 15 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 ANA test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: ANA test explained.
6 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86038 ($52.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton Voorhees, NJHC Antinuclear Antibodies (Ana) by Ifa Labcorp | $1.60 | file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJHC Antinuclear Antibodies (Ana) by Ifa Labcorp | $1.60 | file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees, NJHC Antinuclear Antibodies (Ana) by Ifa Labcorp | $1.60 | file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees, NJHC Antinuclear Antibodies (Ana) by Ifa Labcorp | $1.60 | file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJHC Antinuclear Antibodies (Ana) by Ifa Labcorp | $1.60 | file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJHC Antinuclear Antibodies (Ana) by Ifa Labcorp | $1.60 | file |