Lab tests CPT 86480 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Visalia, CA — inpatient

In Visalia, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon) as an inpatient: from $54.00 to $54.00, with a median of $54.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaweah Health Medical Center and 1 other hospital. Across California, the median is $96.72 at 172 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 10, 2026 and Jul 14, 2026.

Lowest$54.00Kaweah Health Medical Center + 1 more
Median$54.00half pay less
Highest$54.00in 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 Visalia, CA.

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Lowest $54.00Highest $160.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kaweah Health Medical Center lowest Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 Quantferon Tb Test Confir $54.00 $54.00 $25.76–$54.00 — Jul 14, 2026
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Kaweah Health Medical Center lowest Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus-ARUP $54.00 $54.00 $25.76–$54.00 — Jul 14, 2026
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Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital lowest Visalia, CA Quantferon Tb Test Confir $54.00 $54.00 $45.90–$48.60 — Jul 10, 2026
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Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital lowest Visalia, CA QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus-ARUP $54.00 $54.00 $45.90–$48.60 — Jul 10, 2026
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Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital Visalia, CA 86480 QuantiFeron Gold (Occ Med) $155.00 $155.00 $131.75–$139.50 — Jul 10, 2026
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Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 86480 QuantiFeron Gold (Occ Med) $155.00 $155.00 $73.94–$155.00 — Jul 14, 2026
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Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 Quantiferon TB Gold Plus $160.00 $160.00 $76.32–$160.00 — Jul 14, 2026
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Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital Visalia, CA Quantiferon TB Gold Plus $160.00 $160.00 $136.00–$144.00 — Jul 10, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $54.00, median $54.00, highest $54.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $54.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 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.