How Much Is a Tuberculosis (TB) Test?

A TB test runs from free at some health departments to $149 at Labcorp, listed November 1, 2026. MDsave puts the national average skin test price at $69 and its range at $64 to $73 (November 1, 2026). CDC Testing (2024) notes that public and private health plans may cover TB testing costs⁴. Each price on this page is a posted cash price on the date shown, and providers change them.

Whether your plan pays depends on the plan and the reason for the test. The guide to a tuberculosis (TB) test covered by insurance explains the rules.

A TB skin test costs $64 to $73 through MDsave, a national range read on November 1, 2026. TriHealth Clinic at Walgreens near Cincinnati charged $30 to place it and $30 to read it on November 1, 2026. CVS MinuteClinic offers the skin test but showed no price in archived copies from December 3, 2025 to October 23, 2026⁵. Its price list showed no TB price either⁵. A second visit 48 to 72 hours later lets a trained worker read it (CDC, January 31, 2025)⁸. The MinuteClinic cost page covers the CVS visit step by step.

A TB blood test, the QuantiFERON, listed at $149 at both Labcorp OnDemand and Quest on November 1, 2026. On November 1, 2026, Quest added a $6.00 physician service fee, while Labcorp charged $149 alone. Both sell it online to adults 18 and older, and Quest charged $79 extra for home collection on November 1, 2026³. Walk-In Lab listed it at $149.00 plus a $6.00 physician fee on November 1, 2026, with a $126.65 sale code. TestWell listed $91.99 plus a $6 lab processing fee on November 1, 2026, with the draw at Quest or Labcorp. Each lab option is compared on the QuantiFERON test cost page.

Without insurance, a skin test cost $64 to $73 on MDsave and a blood test $149 at Labcorp on November 1, 2026. Those are the cash prices that each provider lists. A health department may cost less, and in Hawaii all services for TB diagnosis are free (Hawaii DOH, July 1, 2026). MinuteClinic gives uninsured patients a list of free or low-cost providers in the area⁵. Labcorp OnDemand does not bill an insurance company, so the buyer pays the listed price². Programs that charge nothing are listed under free TB test options.

At urgent care, a TB skin test cost $55 to plant and read at AFC Somerset, New Jersey, on January 24, 2026. Each clinic posts its own prices, and they differ between locations of one chain. The same AFC Somerset list put a QuantiFERON at $70 and a new-patient visit at $150 (January 24, 2026)⁶. AFC Urgent Care in Dunn, North Carolina, listed $88 for a skin test with the reading included (May 17, 2026)⁶. The AFC Dunn list priced a QuantiFERON physical add-on at $90 and an office visit at $189 (May 17, 2026)⁶. Concentra and MedExpress offer both skin and blood tests but post no prices.

No, Walgreens does not offer TB tests under its own name, according to its own site. Its health blog points readers to local primary and urgent care clinics instead. Some third-party clinics inside Walgreens stores test for TB, such as TriHealth near Cincinnati. The Walgreens find-care page, archived October 21, 2026, lists no TB test and says its providers are not affiliated with Walgreens. More on store clinics is in the Walgreens tuberculosis test guide.

You can get a cheap TB test at a health department, and some of them test for free. Among paid options, a skin test usually costs less than a lab blood test. Urgent care prices vary by clinic, so ask before the visit. Federally funded health centers set fees by income and family size and serve people who cannot pay (HRSA, November 2025). In Chicago, TB services at the Cook County Chest Clinic are free, but only by health department referral. Walk-in choices are weighed in the urgent care tuberculosis test guide.

A health department TB test is free in Philadelphia and cost $69 in San Antonio on November 1, 2026. In San Antonio, that fee buys a T-SPOT blood test for residents of the city or Bexar County. San Antonio charges nothing for the examination and treatment that follow. GNR Health in Georgia listed a $30 PPD skin test and an $83 QuantiFERON in a June 13, 2026 copy⁷. Philadelphia adds a free medical evaluation, even for a child or adult without health insurance. Houston sets fees at its chest clinics on a sliding scale tied to the federal poverty level (May 27, 2025). New York City Chest Centers offer low- to no-cost testing but do not test for work or school. To find a clinic, see where to get a tuberculosis (TB) test near you.

With insurance, a TB test can cost $0 when it counts as covered screening for a high-risk adult. HealthCare.gov says Marketplace plans must cover TB screening for certain high-risk adults without symptoms, with no copay or coinsurance. The no-cost rule applies with an in-network provider, even before the yearly deductible is met⁹. HealthCare.gov adds that no-cost coverage is not guaranteed in every case⁹. The USPSTF gives a Grade B to latent TB screening in adults 18 and older at increased risk (May 2, 2023).

A chest X-ray for TB cost $125 at GNR Health in Georgia, per its June 13, 2026 fee list. A chest X-ray usually follows a positive skin or blood test, to look for signs of active TB disease. CDC Testing (2024) says a positive test shows TB germs but not whether the infection is inactive or active⁴. CDC said in 2025 that inactive TB is not contagious, while active TB disease of the lungs or throat can spread. Immigration applicants with a positive blood test, HIV or TB symptoms need a chest X-ray (CDC, May 15, 2024). What the image shows is covered in the tuberculosis chest X-ray guide.

These short answers cover the price gap, two-step tests, doses and paperwork.