TB blood test (IGRA) cost in Maine
In Maine, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for TB blood test measuring immune response (IGRA, gamma interferon): from $26.50 to $424.10, with a median of $119.85. The lowest price is at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital (Ellsworth). The highest price is 16.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $119.85, is 28% below the US median of $166.15.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($61.98).
- Maine ranks 15th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 29 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$26.50Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Median$119.85half of hospitals charge less
Highest$424.10in Maine
Lowest saves$93.35vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital lowest Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME QFT-1 36970 | $26.50 | $106.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME Quantiferon TB Gold Plus, 4T, Incubated QST | $44.10 | $49.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC TB TEST, CELL MDIATD ANTGEN RESPS GAMMA INTFRON | $61.00 | $399.06 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME Quantiferon Gold TB ALI | $68.64 | $208.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME TB QUANTIFERON GOLD | $69.30 | $330.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME Quantiferon gold, 4 spec 36971 | $70.06 | $87.58 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME TB QUANTIFERON GOLD/LAB | $70.35 | $335.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME B* HC TB CELL MEDIATED ANTIGN RESPNSE GAMMA INTERFERON | $70.50 | $70.50 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME TB GOLD TB QUANTIFERON GOLD | $70.72 | $208.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $76.96 | $208.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME QUANTIFERON - TB GOLD | $89.30 | $94.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME TB QUANTIFERON GOLD/LAB | $91.78 | $353.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME TB QUANTIFERON GOLD/LAB | $104.00 | $208.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC TB TEST, CELL MDIATD ANTGEN RESPS GAMMA INTFRON | $115.00 | $399.06 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME B* HC TB CELL MEDIATED ANTIGN RESPNSE GAMMA INTERFERON | $119.85 | $119.85 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC TB TEST, CELL MDIATD ANTGEN RESPS GAMMA INTFRON | $123.00 | $399.06 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC TB CELL MEDIATED ANTIGN RESPNSE GAMMA INTERFERON | $151.40 | $151.40 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME TB TEST, CELL MEDIATED IMMUNITY MEASUREM | $154.20 | $257.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME QUANTIFERON TB GOLD | $162.75 | $235.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC TB CELL MEDIATED ANTIGN RESPNSE GAMMA INTERFERON | $167.15 | $167.15 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC SO TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $174.04 | $458.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC TB CELL MEDIATED ANTIGN RESPNSE GAMMA INTERFERON | $188.85 | $188.85 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME QuantiFERON TB Gold(ONE TUBE) | $194.40 | $216.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Quantiferon Tb Gold Plus, 4t, Incubated Qst | $203.00 | $270.00 | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Quantiferon-tb Gold Plus (4 Tubes)qu | $245.00 | $326.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME B* HC TB CELL MEDIATED ANTIGN RESPNSE GAMMA INTERFERON | $276.70 | $276.70 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC SO TB TEST CELL IMMUN MEASURE | $314.16 | $616.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME B* HC TB CELL MEDIATED ANTIGN RESPNSE GAMMA INTERFERON | $334.95 | $334.95 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME B* HC TB CELL MEDIATED ANTIGN RESPNSE GAMMA INTERFERON | $424.10 | $424.10 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 6 | $91.78 | $152.80 |
| Bangor, ME | 4 | $70.06 | $132.38 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $61.00 | $117.52 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $44.10 | $44.10 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $70.50 | $70.50 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $76.96 | $76.96 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $245.00 | $245.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $334.95 | $334.95 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $68.64 | $68.64 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $26.50 | $26.50 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $424.10 | $424.10 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $104.00 | $104.00 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $89.30 | $89.30 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $203.00 | $203.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $119.85 | $119.85 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $70.72 | $70.72 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $276.70 | $276.70 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $115.00 | $115.00 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $162.75 | $162.75 |
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
What TB blood test (IGRA) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: TB blood test (IGRA) explained.
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
- Kentucky$132.60
- Louisiana$125.07
- 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.