TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Jacksonville, FL
In Jacksonville, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon): from $17.39 to $60.50, with a median of $17.39. The lowest listed price is at Ascension St Vincent's Riverside and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $74.10 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Jacksonville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF QTF TB GOLD-A | $17.39 | $47.00 | $9.40–$17.39 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County lowest Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF QTF TB GOLD-A | $17.39 | $47.00 | $9.40–$47.00 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County lowest Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF QTF TB GOLD-A | $17.39 | $47.00 | $9.40–$47.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF QTF TB GOLD-A | $17.39 | $47.00 | $9.40–$47.00 | 63% | — source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB QUANTIFERON CLIENT INCUBATED | $60.50 | $110.00 | $22.54–$72.52 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS | $78.93 | $143.50 | $22.54–$72.52 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $110.08 | $297.50 | $54.54–$154.95 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $110.08 | $297.50 | $54.54–$154.95 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $110.08 | $297.50 | $54.54–$297.50 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $110.08 | $297.50 | $54.54–$297.50 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $110.08 | $297.50 | $54.54–$297.50 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $110.08 | $297.50 | $54.54–$297.50 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $110.08 | $297.50 | $54.54–$297.50 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $110.08 | $297.50 | $54.54–$297.50 | 63% | — source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB TB IFN GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY | $144.84 | $263.35 | $22.54–$72.52 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 UC QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS | $188.07 | $341.95 | $22.54–$72.52 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 UB UC QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS | $188.07 | $341.95 | $22.54–$971.30 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.39, median $17.39, highest $60.50 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $17.39. 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 4 of 5 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.
6 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86480 ($162.58). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FLHC QUANTIFERON GOLD | $6.20 | file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FLHC QUANTIFERON GOLD | $6.20 | file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FLHC QUANTIFERON GOLD | $6.20 | file |
| Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Fernandina Beach, FLHC QUANTIFERON GOLD | $6.20 | file |
| Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida Fleming Island, FLHC QUANTIFERON GOLD | $6.20 | file |
| Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches Jacksonville Beach, FLHC QUANTIFERON GOLD | $6.20 | file |