Lab tests CPT 86480 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Evansville, IN — inpatient

In Evansville, IN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon) as an inpatient: from $68.25 to $205.20, with a median of $205.20. The lowest listed price is at Deaconess Hospital — $136.95 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $205.20 at 53 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 86480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Feb 13, 2026.

Lowest$68.25Deaconess Hospital
Median$205.20half pay less
Highest$205.20in this market
Difference3.0×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 Evansville, IN.

median
Lowest $68.25Highest $205.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Deaconess Hospital lowest Newburgh, IN CHG TB CELL MEDIATED ANTIGN RESPNSE GAMMA INTERFERON $68.25 $195.00 $30.61–$171.60 65% Feb 11, 2026
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Deaconess Hospital lowest Newburgh, IN CHG TB CELL MEDIATED ANTIGN RESPNSE GAMMA INTERFERON $68.25 $195.00 $30.61–$117.00 65% Feb 13, 2026
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Deaconess Hospital Newburgh, IN HC QUANTIFERON TB GOLD $80.91 $137.12 $68.56–$116.55 41% Feb 13, 2026
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Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville, IN · (812) 485-4000 TB TEST;GAMMA INTERFERON $205.20 $342.00 $30.61–$141.31 40% —
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Ascension St Vincent Warrick Boonville, IN · (812) 897-4800 TB TEST;GAMMA INTERFERON $205.20 $342.00 $30.61–$204.53 40% —
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Ascension St Vincent Warrick Boonville, IN · (812) 897-4800 TB TEST;GAMMA INTERFERON $205.20 $342.00 $30.61–$204.53 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $68.25, median $205.20, highest $205.20 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $205.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 3 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.