Lab tests CPT 86618 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lyme disease test cost in Lexington, KY — inpatient

In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test as an inpatient: from $12.00 to $12.00, with a median of $12.00. Across Kentucky, the median is $197.05 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86618, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$12.00University of Kentucky Hospital
Median$12.00half pay less
Highest$12.00in 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY.

median
Lowest $12.00Highest $26.46

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Kentucky Hospital lowest Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Borrelia Burgdorferi Igg And Igm Elisa Reflex-So+ $12.00 $30.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc 566 Lyme Ab Igm Ifa Csf-So+ $24.50 $61.25 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Arup B. Burgdorferi Vise1 /Pepc10 Antibodies, Total (So+) $26.46 $66.16 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $12.00, median $12.00, highest $12.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $113.23 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.