Lab tests CPT 86618 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lyme disease test cost in Florence, AL — inpatient

In Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test as an inpatient: from $174.00 to $174.00, with a median of $174.00. Across Alabama, the median is $112.50 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86618, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$174.00Helen Keller Hospital
Median$174.00half pay less
Highest$174.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL.

median
Lowest $174.00Highest $757.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Helen Keller Hospital lowest Sheffield, AL · (256) 386-4556 LAB-LYME DISEASE SEROLOGY $174.00 $174.00 $12.77–$174.00 — —
source file
Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield, AL · (256) 386-4556 LAB-TICKSM LYME DIS SEROLOGY,S $296.00 $296.00 $12.77–$296.00 — —
source file
Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield, AL · (256) 386-4556 MESH VENTRALITE ST ECHO 4X6 $757.50 $757.50 $16.83–$590.85 — —
source file

Inpatient: lowest $174.00, median $174.00, highest $174.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $174.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.