Lab tests CPT 86618 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lyme disease test cost in Jamestown, NY — inpatient

In Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test as an inpatient: from $42.00 to $89.70, with a median of $65.85. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Chautauqua — $23.85 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $42.00 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86618, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.

Lowest$42.00UPMC Chautauqua
Median$65.85half pay less
Highest$89.70in this market
Difference2.1×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 Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY.

median
Lowest $42.00Highest $89.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UPMC Chautauqua lowest Jamestown, NY · (716) 487-0141 LYME POLYV AIB SCREEN W/REF $42.00 $70.00 $45.50–$52.50 40% —
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UPMC Chautauqua lowest Jamestown, NY · (716) 487-0141 BORRELIA BURGDORFERI P8139 $42.00 $70.00 $45.50–$52.50 40% —
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UPMC Chautauqua lowest Jamestown, NY · (716) 487-0141 LYME DIS AB W/RFLX TO IMMUNOA $42.00 $70.00 $45.50–$52.50 40% —
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Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield, NY HC LYME DISEASE AB $89.70 $115.00 — 22% Apr 14, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $42.00, median $65.85, highest $89.70 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $26.72 — 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 below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.