TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Cleveland, OH
In Cleveland, OH, 15 hospitals list a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon): from $81.00 to $278.20, with a median of $278.20. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health Regional Medical Center — $197.20 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $117.06 at 113 hospitals.
- The median here, $278.20, is 67% above the US median of $166.15.
- That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($61.98).
- Cleveland, OH ranks 4th of 4 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 12 cities for code 86480, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 8, 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 Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center lowest Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC TB Cell Mediated Antign Respnse Gamma Interferon File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $135.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC TB Cell Mediated Antign Respnse Gamma Interferon File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84.00 | $140.00 | — | 40% |
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Tuberculosis-Cell Mediated Imm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $98.70 | $282.00 | — | 65% |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC So TB Test, Cell Immun Measure File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $123.00 | $205.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC So TB Test, Cell Immun Measure File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.00 | $220.00 | — | 40% |
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 TB QUANTIFERON+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $139.50 | $186.00 | $26.65–$186.00 | 25% |
| Ashtabula County Medical Center Ashtabula, OH · (440) 997-2262 TB GOLD PLUS File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $205.10 | $293.00 | $10.93–$275.42 | 30% |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS, BLOOD+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $278.20 | $428.00 | $0.95–$201.20 | 35% |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 TB GOLD PLUS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $278.20 | $428.00 | $121.04–$428.00 | 35% |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 TB GOLD PLUS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $278.20 | $428.00 | $0.95–$188.32 | 35% |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 TB GOLD PLUS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $278.20 | $428.00 | $22.90–$142.37 | 35% |
| South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 TB GOLD PLUS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $278.20 | $428.00 | $0.95–$201.20 | 35% |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 TB GOLD PLUS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $278.20 | $428.00 | $0.95–$428.00 | 35% |
| Euclid Hospital Euclid, OH · (216) 531-9000 TB GOLD PLUS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $278.20 | $428.00 | $0.95–$201.20 | 35% |
| Lodi Community Hospital Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 TB GOLD PLUS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $278.20 | $428.00 | $121.04–$428.00 | 35% |
| Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 TB GOLD PLUS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $278.20 | $428.00 | $0.95–$428.00 | 35% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 TB GOLD PLUS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $278.20 | $428.00 | $0.95–$428.00 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $81.00, median $278.20, highest $278.20 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $278.20. 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 5 of 12 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 TB blood test (IGRA) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: TB blood test (IGRA) explained.