TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Warner Robins, GA
In Warner Robins, GA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon): from $173.00 to $285.00, with a median of $285.00. The lowest listed price is at Atrium Health Navicent Peach — $112.00 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $175.00 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 86480, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 19, 2025 and Nov 19, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Warner Robins, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach lowest Byron, GA · (478) 654-2000 HC TB TEST CELL MEDIATED ANTIGEN RESPONSE GAMMA INTERFRON | $173.00 | $346.00 | $72.66–$321.78 | 50% | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA · (478) 922-4281 Quantiferon Tb Gold 86480 | $285.00 | $285.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA · (478) 922-4281 Quaniferon Tb Gold Plus 86480 | $285.00 | $285.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Houston Hospitals Perry, GA Quantiferon Tb Gold 86480 | $285.00 | $285.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Houston Hospitals Perry, GA Quaniferon Tb Gold Plus 86480 | $285.00 | $285.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $173.00, median $285.00, highest $285.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $285.00. 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 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.