Lab tests CPT 86480 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Dickinson, ND — inpatient

In Dickinson, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon) as an inpatient: from $117.15 to $117.15, with a median of $117.15. Across North Dakota, the median is $112.50 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$117.15St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center
Median$117.15half pay less
Highest$117.15in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Dickinson, ND.

median
Lowest $117.15Highest $189.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center lowest Dickinson, ND · (701) 456-4000 QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS4TUBE $117.15 $185.94 $130.16–$180.37 37% Feb 28, 2026
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St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson, ND · (701) 456-4000 QUANTIFERON GOLD $189.00 $300.00 $210.00–$291.00 37% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $117.15, median $117.15, highest $117.15.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $117.15 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.