Lab tests CPT 86480 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Salt Lake City, UT — inpatient

In Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon) as an inpatient: from $129.57 to $129.57, with a median of $129.57. Across Utah, the median is $207.02 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$129.57University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Median$129.57half pay less
Highest$129.57in this market
Difference1.0×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 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT.

median
Lowest $129.57Highest $273.05

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Utah Hospital and Clinics lowest Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Quantiferon-TB Gold Plus, 1-Tube $129.57 $185.10 $52.09–$290.62 30% —
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University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Quantiferon TB-Gold Plus, 1-Tube $243.46 $347.80 $52.09–$290.62 30% —
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University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Quantiferon TB-Gold Plus, 4-Tube $273.05 $390.07 $52.09–$290.62 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $129.57, median $129.57, highest $129.57.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $207.02 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.