TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 25 hospitals list a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon): from $25.20 to $233.00, with a median of $85.53. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health and 1 other hospital — $60.33 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $129.00 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 18 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 REF-TUBERCULOSIS CMI | $25.20 | $45.00 | $41.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Novi, MI REF-TUBERCULOSIS CMI | $25.20 | $45.00 | $41.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 QUANTIFERON TB GOLD IN TUBE | $26.42 | $47.18 | $47.18 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 QUANTIFERON TB GOLD IN TUBE | $26.42 | $47.18 | $47.18 | 44% | — source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 TB TEST CELL AG RESPONSE | $30.00 | $40.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 TB TEST CELL AG RESPONSE | $30.00 | $40.00 | $1.00–$84.56 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 TB TEST CELL AG RESPONSE | $30.00 | $40.00 | $1.00–$84.56 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI TB TEST CELL AG RESPONSE | $30.00 | $40.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 TB TEST CELL AG RESPONSE | $30.00 | $40.00 | $1.00–$84.56 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 TB TEST CELL AG RESPONSE | $30.00 | $40.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 TB TEST CELL AG RESPONSE | $30.00 | $40.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 TB TEST CELL AG RESP(SOA) | $35.00 | $70.00 | $25.83–$103.83 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 TB Test-Cell Mediat Immun | $60.10 | $120.20 | $33.90–$103.83 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 QUANTIFERON TB GOLD IN TUBE-LC | $72.80 | $130.00 | $50.51–$130.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 LCT-QUANTIFERON - LCT | $72.80 | $130.00 | $50.51–$130.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 QUANTIFERON TB GOLD IN TUBE-LC | $72.80 | $130.00 | $50.51–$130.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 LCT-QUANTIFERON - LCT | $72.80 | $130.00 | $50.51–$130.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 TUBERCULOSIS AG RESPONSE | $78.75 | $105.00 | $1.00–$84.56 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 TUBERCULOSIS AG RESPONSE | $78.75 | $105.00 | $1.00–$84.56 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 TUBERCULOSIS AG RESPONSE | $78.75 | $105.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI QFT TB PLUS(CLIENT INCUB) -LC | $80.08 | $143.00 | $41.84–$111.40 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 QFT TB PLUS(CLIENT INCUB) -LC | $80.08 | $143.00 | $45.20–$111.40 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 QFT TB PLUS(CLIENT INCUB) -LC | $80.08 | $143.00 | $45.20–$111.40 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI QFT TB PLUS(CLIENT INCUB) -LC | $80.08 | $143.00 | $41.84–$111.40 | 44% | — source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 TUBERCULOSIS AG RESPONSE | $81.00 | $108.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 TUBERCULOSIS AG RESPONSE | $81.00 | $108.00 | $1.00–$84.56 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 TUBERCULOSIS AG RESPONSE | $81.00 | $108.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASRE, SO | $85.53 | $115.00 | $32.42–$145.75 | 26% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB QUANTIFERON TB PLUS 1-TUBE | $85.53 | $236.00 | $32.42–$217.95 | 64% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB LAB TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASRE, SO | $85.53 | $115.00 | $50.57–$85.53 | 26% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB LAB QUANTIFERON TB PLUS 1-TUBE | $85.53 | $236.00 | $32.42–$217.95 | 64% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASRE, SO | $85.53 | $115.00 | $32.42–$184.61 | 26% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB QUANTIFERON TB PLUS 1-TUBE | $85.53 | $236.00 | $32.42–$217.95 | 64% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASRE, SO | $85.53 | $115.00 | $32.42–$184.61 | 26% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB QUANTIFERON TB PLUS 1-TUBE | $85.53 | $236.00 | $50.57–$85.53 | 64% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 T-SPOT TB TEST | $89.25 | $119.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus | $92.85 | $185.70 | $33.90–$191.24 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $97.41 | $194.81 | $33.90–$107.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus | $112.70 | $225.40 | $33.90–$169.05 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus | $129.00 | $258.00 | $33.90–$199.25 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI TUBERCULOSIS AG RESPONSE | $168.00 | $224.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus | $210.50 | $421.00 | $33.90–$179.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Lab Tb Test Quantiferon Gold | $233.00 | $233.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Lab Tb Test Quantiferon Gold | $233.00 | $233.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Lab Tb Test Quantiferon Gold | $233.00 | $233.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Lab Tb Test Quantiferon Gold | $233.00 | $233.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Lab Tb Test Quantiferon Gold | $233.00 | $233.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $25.20, median $85.53, highest $233.00 — a 9.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $80.08. 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 14 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is 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.