Lab tests CPT 86480 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Jacksonville, FL — inpatient

In Jacksonville, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon) as an inpatient: from $17.39 to $60.50, with a median of $17.39. The lowest listed price is at Ascension St Vincent's Southside 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$17.39Ascension St Vincent's Southside + 3 more
Median$17.39half pay less
Highest$60.50in this market
Difference3.5×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 Jacksonville, FL.

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Lowest $17.39Highest $188.07

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB QUANTIFERON CLIENT INCUBATED $60.50 $110.00 $45.98–$104.50 45% Mar 31, 2026
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University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS $78.93 $143.50 $59.98–$136.33 45% Mar 31, 2026
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB TB IFN GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY $144.84 $263.35 $110.08–$250.18 45% Mar 31, 2026
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University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 UC QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS $188.07 $341.95 $100.88–$324.85 45% Mar 31, 2026
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University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 UB UC QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS $188.07 $341.95 $143.62–$324.85 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $17.39, median $17.39, highest $60.50 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $17.39 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.