Lab tests CPT 86480 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Stevens Point, WI — inpatient

In Stevens Point-Plover, WI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon) as an inpatient: from $291.85 to $700.15, with a median of $291.85. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Wisconsin, the median is $252.62 at 80 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 86480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$291.85Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital + 1 more
Median$291.85half pay less
Highest$700.15in this market
Difference2.4×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 Stevens Point-Plover, WI.

median
Lowest $291.85Highest $700.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI · (715) 346-5000 TB CELL MEDIATED ANTIGN RESPNSE GAMMA INTERFERON $291.85 $449.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI · (715) 346-5000 Fac TB Test, Cell Immun Measure $291.85 $449.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI TB CELL MEDIATED ANTIGN RESPNSE GAMMA INTERFERON $291.85 $449.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI Fac TB Test, Cell Immun Measure $291.85 $449.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD $700.15 $737.00 $405.35–$714.89 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $291.85, median $291.85, highest $700.15 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $291.85 — 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.