Lab tests CPT 86618 Outpatient

Lyme disease test cost in Lima, OH

In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test: from $21.60 to $52.20, with a median of $36.90. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $15.30 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $76.70 at 95 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86618, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$21.60Lima Memorial Health System
Median$36.90half pay less
Highest$52.20in this market
Difference2.4×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 Lima, OH.

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Lowest $21.60Highest $179.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Lyme Disease Antibody $21.60 $24.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Borrelia Burgdorferi.Lyme $45.90 $51.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC So Lyme Disease Total Anitbodies $52.20 $87.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Antibody Borrelia Burgdorferi Lyme Disease $60.60 $101.00 — 40% —
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 *Borrelia Burgdorferi.M80294 $108.00 $120.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 *Borrelia Burgdorferi Igg Igm $109.80 $122.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 *Test Lyme Titer .M90522 $134.10 $149.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Lyme Disease Serology.M82516 $179.10 $199.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $21.60, median $36.90, highest $52.20 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $36.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.