Lab tests CPT 86618 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lyme disease test cost in Fayetteville, AR — inpatient

In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test as an inpatient: from $22.40 to $279.29, with a median of $150.85. The lowest listed price is at Ozarks Community Hospital — $128.45 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $77.00 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86618, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026.

Lowest$22.40Ozarks Community Hospital
Median$150.85half pay less
Highest$279.29in this market
Difference12.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.

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Lowest $22.40Highest $279.29

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ozarks Community Hospital lowest Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 CP377827 Tick Panel QT $22.40 $56.00 $15.15–$29.12 60% —
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Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 CHG 86618 Lyme disease Antibody $68.40 $171.00 $15.15–$88.92 60% —
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Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 LYME DIS AB W/REFL BLOT(IGG, IGM) 6646QT $68.40 $171.00 $15.15–$88.92 60% —
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Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 Tick-Borne DiseaseAB Panl w/Rfx 16220 QT $68.40 $171.00 $15.15–$88.92 60% —
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers, AR LYME DISEASE TITER $279.29 $279.29 $220.64–$279.29 — Mar 16, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $22.40, median $150.85, highest $279.29 — a 12.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $61.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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 looks for antibodies to the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. A positive first test is confirmed with a second test.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.