TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 13 hospitals list a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon): from $58.79 to $152.07, with a median of $98.11. The lowest listed price is at North Memorial Health Care and 1 other hospital — $39.32 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $119.46 at 65 hospitals.
- The median here, $98.11, is 41% below the US median of $166.15.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($61.98).
- Minneapolis, MN has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Minnesota with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 13 cities for code 86480, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 25, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Memorial Health Care lowest Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon+1 more line at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $58.79 | $111.56 | $45.26–$242.48 | 47% |
| Maple Grove Hospital lowest Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon+1 more line at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $58.79 | $111.56 | $45.26–$111.56 | 47% |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS 1 TUBE QUEST File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $84.10 | $175.20 | $20.32–$194.41 | 52% |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS 1 TUBE QUEST File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $84.10 | $175.20 | $20.32–$194.41 | 52% |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 241-8000 HCHG QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS 1 TUBE QUEST File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $84.10 | $175.20 | $20.32–$194.41 | 52% |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MN · (320) 532-3154 QUANTIFERON File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $98.00 | $140.00 | $28.00–$140.00 | 30% |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS 1 TUBE QUEST File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $98.11 | $175.20 | $32.09–$175.20 | 44% |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS 1 TUBE QUEST File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $98.11 | $175.20 | $25.07–$194.41 | 44% |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS 1 TUBE QUEST File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $98.11 | $175.20 | $25.07–$194.41 | 44% |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Immunology File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $107.83 | $205.00 | $61.98–$205.00 | 47% |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN · (952) 993-5000 Immunology File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $118.82 | $457.00 | $61.98–$342.75 | 74% |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Immunology File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $129.92 | $288.00 | $61.11–$288.00 | 55% |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Immunology File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $152.07 | $411.00 | $1.89–$369.90 | 63% |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG QUANTIFERON TB GOLD PLUS File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $207.20 | $370.00 | $25.07–$370.00 | 44% |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG QUANTIFERON TB GOLD PLUS File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $207.20 | $370.00 | $32.09–$370.00 | 44% |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG QUANTIFERON TB GOLD PLUS File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $207.20 | $370.00 | $25.07–$370.00 | 44% |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG QUANTIFERON TB GOLD PLUS File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $226.80 | $472.50 | $20.32–$396.90 | 52% |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG QUANTIFERON TB GOLD PLUS File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $226.80 | $472.50 | $20.32–$396.90 | 52% |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 241-8000 HCHG QUANTIFERON TB GOLD PLUS File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $226.80 | $472.50 | $20.32–$472.50 | 52% |
Outpatient: lowest $58.79, median $98.11, highest $152.07 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $98.11. 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 13 of 13 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 TB blood test (IGRA) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: TB blood test (IGRA) explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86480 ($136.50). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MNImmunology | $11.70 | file |