TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 17 hospitals list a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon): from $88.50 to $335.00, with a median of $130.00. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $41.50 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $117.60 at 55 hospitals.
- The median here, $130.00, is 22% below the US median of $166.15.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($61.98).
- 3 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 86480, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Nov 4, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB QUANTIFERON TB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $88.50 | $177.00 | — | 50% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus, 1 Tube File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $92.72 | $343.40 | $31.00–$65.96 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 QuantiFERON TB Gold File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $94.77 | $351.00 | $31.00–$65.96 | 73% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC TB TEST CELL MEDIATED ANTIGEN RESPONSE GAMMA INTERFRON File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $260.00 | $36.89–$247.00 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC TB TEST CELL MEDIATED ANTIGEN RESPONSE GAMMA INTERFRON File of Nov 4, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $260.00 | $30.86–$247.00 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC TB TEST CELL MEDIATED ANTIGEN RESPONSE GAMMA INTERFRON File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $260.00 | $56.21–$239.20 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC TB TEST CELL MEDIATED ANTIGEN RESPONSE GAMMA INTERFRON File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $260.00 | $28.26–$247.00 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC TB TEST CELL MEDIATED ANTIGEN RESPONSE GAMMA INTERFRON File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $260.00 | $25.56–$239.20 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC TB TEST CELL MEDIATED ANTIGEN RESPONSE GAMMA INTERFRON File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $260.00 | $32.84–$247.00 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC TB TEST CELL MEDIATED ANTIGEN RESPONSE GAMMA INTERFRON+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $260.00 | $56.21–$234.00 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC TB TEST CELL MEDIATED ANTIGEN RESPONSE GAMMA INTERFRON File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $260.00 | $25.38–$252.20 | 50% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB QUANTIFERON TB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $169.50 | $339.00 | — | 50% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 TB TEST CELL AG RESPONSE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $219.00 | $292.00 | $1.00–$531.35 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 TB TEST CELL AG RESPONSE File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $219.00 | $292.00 | $1.00–$531.35 | 25% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Quantiferon Gold+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $221.67 | $821.00 | $45.00–$533.65 | 73% |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG TB CELL MEDIATED AG RESPONSE File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $335.00 | $335.00 | $26.00–$318.25 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG TB CELL MEDIATED AG RESPONSE File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $335.00 | $335.00 | $26.00–$318.25 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG TB CELL MEDIATED AG RESPONSE File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $335.00 | $335.00 | $26.00–$318.25 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $88.50, median $130.00, highest $335.00 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $130.00. 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 11 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.
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