TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon): from $30.60 to $778.49, with a median of $132.60. The lowest price is at Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital (Louisville). The highest price is 25.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $132.60, is 20% below the US median of $166.15.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($61.98).
- Kentucky ranks 19th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 79 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 86480. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$30.60Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Median$132.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$778.49in Kentucky
Lowest saves$102.00vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $30.60 | $85.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY REF QuantiFERON-TBGoldPlus1Tbe | $37.00 | $74.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC QUANTIFERON TB GOLD REF | $43.11 | $139.06 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Quantiferon-TB | $55.85 | $133.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB QUANTIFERON-TB | $58.98 | $133.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC QUANTIFERON TB GOLD REF | $61.17 | $470.50 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Quantiferon-TB | $63.16 | $133.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Quantiferon-TB | $71.34 | $133.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB QUANTIFERON=TB GOLD TEST | $83.40 | $417.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB QUANTIFERON=TB GOLD TEST | $83.40 | $417.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB QUANTIFERON=TB GOLD TEST | $83.40 | $417.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB TB-CMIOF G-INTERFERON AG RESP | $83.40 | $417.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB QUANTIFERON=TB GOLD TEST | $83.40 | $417.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB QUANTIFERON=TB GOLD TEST | $83.40 | $417.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $83.60 | $110.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus LC | $84.90 | $141.50 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $85.68 | $357.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC QUANTIFERON TB GOLD | $96.35 | $205.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY QUANTIFERON TB GOLD | $96.55 | $186.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC TB Cell Mediated Antign Respnse Gamma Interferon | $97.80 | $163.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC QUANTIFERON TB PLUS - ARUP | $110.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY QUANTIFERON TB GOLD | $111.60 | $186.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY QUANTIFERON TB GOLD | $111.60 | $186.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY QUANTIFERON TB GOLD 1 | $111.60 | $186.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY QUANTIFERON TB GOLD 1 | $111.60 | $186.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Lab Quantiferon-TB | $123.52 | $352.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY QUANTIFERON TB GOLD | $123.96 | $154.95 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY QUANTIFERON TB GOLD 1 TUBE #36970 | $130.13 | $173.50 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY M.TUBERCULOSIS QUANTIFERON B | $132.60 | $221.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY M.TUBERCULOSIS QUANTIFERON B | $132.60 | $221.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY M.TUBERCULOSIS QUANTIFERON B | $132.60 | $221.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY M.TUBERCULOSIS QUANTIFERON B | $132.60 | $221.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY M.TUBERCULOSIS QUANTIFERON B | $132.60 | $221.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY M.TUBERCULOSIS QUANTIFERON B | $132.60 | $221.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY M.TUBERCULOSIS QUANTIFERON B | $132.60 | $221.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY M.TUBERCULOSIS QUANTIFERON B | $132.60 | $221.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY M.TUBERCULOSIS QUANTIFERON B | $132.60 | $221.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY M.TUBERCULOSIS QUANTIFERON B | $132.60 | $221.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY M.TUBERCULOSIS QUANTIFERON B | $132.60 | $221.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY M.TUBERCULOSIS QUANTIFERON B | $132.60 | $221.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $135.66 | $357.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Tb Test, Cell Mediated Antigen Response,Gamma Interfron - Tb Test | $140.30 | $350.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Tuberculosis test, cell mediated immunity antigen response measurement; gamma interferon | $143.61 | $359.02 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG TB QUANTIFERON | $148.14 | $370.34 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Lab Quantiferon-TB | $148.97 | $353.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY TUBERCULOSIS TEST; GAMMA INTERFERON | $153.65 | $219.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Tuberculosis test, cell mediated immunity antigen response measurement; gamma interferon | $156.82 | $392.05 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $160.65 | $357.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $160.65 | $357.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $165.75 | $255.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $165.75 | $255.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Tuberculosis test, cell mediated immunity antigen response measurement; gamma interferon | $167.40 | $418.51 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $169.05 | $281.75 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab Quantiferon-TB | $172.23 | $456.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $174.26 | $209.95 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab Quantiferon-TB | $177.81 | $367.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB TB GAMMA INTERFERON | $185.94 | $185.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $195.50 | $391.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Tuberculosis test, cell mediated immunity antigen response measurement; gamma interferon | $205.67 | $514.18 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD | $217.26 | $334.25 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Tuberculosis test, cell mediated immunity antigen response measurement; gamma interferon | $221.90 | $554.75 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Tuberculosis test, cell mediated immunity antigen response measurement; gamma interferon | $222.74 | $556.84 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $223.30 | $223.30 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY Tuberculosis test, cell mediated immunity antigen response measurement; gamma interferon | $227.46 | $227.46 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $243.00 | $324.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $248.30 | $382.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Tuberculosis test, cell mediated immunity antigen response measurement; gamma interferon | $264.67 | $661.68 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC TB Cell Mediated Antign Respnse Gamma Interferon | $266.40 | $444.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY Q FERON TB | $427.20 | $712.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY TB GAMMA INTERFERON RESP | $431.72 | $431.72 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Tuberculosis test, cell mediated immunity antigen response measurement; gamma interferon | $432.69 | $1,081.72 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $566.84 | $944.73 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $778.49 | $1,037.98 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $778.49 | $1,037.98 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $778.49 | $1,037.98 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $778.49 | $1,037.98 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $778.49 | $1,037.98 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $778.49 | $1,037.98 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Tuberculosis test, gamma interferon | $778.49 | $1,037.98 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $30.60 | $85.68 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $55.85 | $148.56 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $110.00 | $128.06 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $132.60 | $132.60 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $83.60 | $137.80 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $96.55 | $111.60 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $84.90 | $266.40 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $148.14 | $357.49 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $132.60 | $177.95 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $111.60 | $111.60 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $130.13 | $130.13 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $427.20 | $427.20 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $165.75 | $165.75 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $153.65 | $153.65 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $185.94 | $185.94 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $43.11 | $43.11 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $778.49 | $778.49 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $205.67 | $205.67 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $227.46 | $227.46 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $165.75 | $165.75 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $195.50 | $195.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $132.60 | $132.60 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $132.60 | $132.60 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $132.60 | $132.60 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $111.60 | $111.60 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $169.05 | $169.05 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $143.61 | $143.61 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $123.96 | $123.96 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $83.40 | $83.40 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $167.40 | $167.40 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $217.26 | $217.26 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $243.00 | $243.00 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $96.35 | $96.35 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $61.17 | $61.17 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $432.69 | $432.69 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $172.23 | $172.23 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $248.30 | $248.30 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $132.60 | $132.60 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $111.60 | $111.60 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $174.26 | $174.26 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $132.60 | $132.60 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $132.60 | $132.60 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon) in other states
- Alabama$114.60
- Alaska$101.40
- Arizona$72.60
- Arkansas$80.95
- California$84.85
- Colorado$264.20
- Connecticut$203.09
- Delaware$248.05
- District of Columbia$104.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$61.60
- Georgia$166.15
- Hawaii$277.20
- Idaho$220.36
- Illinois$221.00
- Indiana$147.96
- Iowa$154.50
- Kansas$185.13
- Louisiana$125.07
- Maine$119.85
- Maryland$98.34
- Massachusetts$207.50
- Michigan$126.75
- Minnesota$119.46
- Mississippi$105.00
- Missouri$178.75
- Montana$190.00
- Nebraska$209.28
- Nevada$107.14
- New Hampshire$220.24
- New Jersey$68.18
- New Mexico$215.17
- New York$163.38
- North Carolina$117.60
- North Dakota$109.71
- Ohio$117.06
- Oklahoma$175.35
- Oregon$175.83
- Pennsylvania$309.60
- Puerto Rico$516.60
- Rhode Island$496.00
- South Carolina$208.74
- South Dakota$278.20
- Tennessee$126.80
- Texas$197.60
- Utah$243.86
- Vermont$198.88
- Virginia$220.50
- Washington$214.50
- West Virginia$189.48
- Wisconsin$252.62
- Wyoming$143.59
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.