Lab tests CPT 86480 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon) as an inpatient: from $37.60 to $215.25, with a median of $195.24. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $157.64 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $74.10 at 76 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$37.60Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital
Median$195.24half pay less
Highest$215.25in this market
Difference5.7×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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.

median
Lowest $37.60Highest $215.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Quantiferon-Tb Gold Plus,B-Ref $37.60 $94.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Tb Test, Cell Mediated Antigen Response,Gamma Interfron - Tb Test $49.60 $124.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb M Tuberculosis Quantiferon $49.60 $124.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC TB TEST CELL MEDIATED ANTIGEN RESPONSE,GAMMA INTERFRON $195.24 $195.24 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC QUANTIFERON TB PLUS 4 TUBE - ARUP $195.24 $195.24 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC TB TEST CELL MEDIATED ANTIGEN RESPONSE,GAMMA INTERFRON $215.25 $215.25 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC QUANTIFERON TB PLUS - ARUP $215.25 $215.25 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $37.60, median $195.24, highest $215.25 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $195.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.