TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 16 hospitals list a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon): from $54.60 to $191.75, with a median of $82.55. The lowest listed price is at Grady Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $27.95 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $111.20 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 cities for code 86480, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Memorial Hospital lowest Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon So | $54.60 | $84.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital lowest Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon So | $54.60 | $84.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon So | $68.90 | $106.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon So | $68.90 | $106.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon So | $68.90 | $106.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon So | $68.90 | $106.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon So | $68.90 | $106.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon So | $68.90 | $106.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Warde TB Test Cell Mediated Immunity Antigen Response Gamma Interferon | $96.20 | $148.00 | $41.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC TB Test Cell Mediated Immunity Antigen Response Gamma Interferon | $96.20 | $148.00 | $41.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Warde TB Test Cell Mediated Immunity Antigen Response Gamma Interferon | $96.20 | $148.00 | $41.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Warde TB Test Cell Mediated Immunity Antigen Response Gamma Interferon | $96.20 | $148.00 | $41.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC TB Test Cell Mediated Immunity Antigen Response Gamma Interferon | $96.20 | $148.00 | $41.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC TB Test Cell Mediated Immunity Antigen Response Gamma Interferon | $96.20 | $148.00 | $41.00–$254.65 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Warde TB Test Cell Mediated Immunity Antigen Response Gamma Interferon | $96.20 | $148.00 | $41.00–$254.65 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Warde TB Test Cell Mediated Immunity Antigen Response Gamma Interferon | $96.20 | $148.00 | $41.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC TB Test Cell Mediated Immunity Antigen Response Gamma Interferon | $96.20 | $148.00 | $41.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Warde TB Test Cell Mediated Immunity Antigen Response Gamma Interferon | $96.20 | $148.00 | $41.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC TB Test Cell Mediated Immunity Antigen Response Gamma Interferon | $96.20 | $148.00 | $41.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC TB Test Cell Mediated Immunity Antigen Response Gamma Interferon | $96.20 | $148.00 | $41.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon | $137.80 | $212.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon | $137.80 | $212.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon | $137.80 | $212.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon | $137.80 | $212.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon | $137.80 | $212.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon | $137.80 | $212.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon | $137.80 | $212.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc M Tuberculosis By Quantiferon | $137.80 | $212.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 QUANTIFERON TB GOLD | $176.40 | $196.00 | $92.12–$192.08 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $191.75 | $295.00 | $30.61–$286.15 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $54.60, median $82.55, highest $191.75 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $68.90. 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 8 of 8 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
This blood test, known as an interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA), such as QuantiFERON, checks whether the immune system reacts to tuberculosis proteins. It is used to screen for TB infection, often for work, school or immigration, and replaces the skin test for many people.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the lab test only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and a chest X-ray after a positive result has its own charge.