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TB Blood Test Counting Reacting Cells

Maryland rates for HCPCS 86481

A blood test for tuberculosis infection in which the sample is exposed to proteins found in the TB bacterium and the number of immune cells that react is counted. A raised count indicates the immune system has met TB at some point. Unlike the skin test, it needs only one visit and is not thrown off by earlier BCG vaccination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does TB Blood Test Counting Reacting Cells cost?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$75.86$72.44 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$79.43 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $58 to $275Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $60 to $204
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $95professional $76

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$204.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$87.10
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$151.36

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in New Hampshire than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $75.86 · 48th of 51
NH $162FL $70.79

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.