Lyme disease test cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test: from $8.59 to $124.28, with a median of $124.28. The lowest listed price is at Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital — $115.69 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $30.80 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 16 cities 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital lowest Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Laboratory Services | $8.59 | $13.22 | $41.65–$132.01 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital lowest Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Global Laboratory, Radiology and Diagnostic Services | $8.59 | $13.22 | $41.65–$132.01 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital lowest Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Clinical and Anatomical Laboratory Services | $8.59 | $13.22 | $41.65–$132.01 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital lowest Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB LYME IGG AB | $8.59 | $13.22 | — | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 LC 160325LYME, TOT AB TEST/RFX | $17.00 | $8.76 | $2.63–$33.67 | -94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 LC 161992 LYM DISEA AB,QNT,IGM | $17.00 | $8.76 | $2.63–$33.67 | -94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 LC 905050C6 PEPTIDE B. BURGDOR | $17.00 | $30.00 | $2.63–$33.67 | 43% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 LYM AB IGGIGM* LC | $17.00 | $15.63 | $2.63–$33.67 | -9% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 LYME DISEASE TOTAL ABS | $17.00 | $8.76 | $1.09–$36.00 | -94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 LYME AB IGG/IGM CSF | $17.00 | $36.00 | $1.09–$36.00 | 53% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 PN LYME AB TOT, LYME AB LC1 | $17.00 | $5.00 | $1.09–$36.00 | -240% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 PN LYME AB TOT, LYME AB LC2 | $17.00 | $5.00 | $1.09–$36.00 | -240% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Lyme Disease Antibody | $17.00 | $204.36 | $17.03–$204.36 | 92% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 LC 015271LYME IGG/IGM AB | $17.00 | $15.63 | $2.63–$33.67 | -9% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 LC 160325 LYME,TOT AB TEST/RFX | $17.00 | $8.76 | $2.34–$33.67 | -94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 LC 258004 LYME IGG/IGM AB | $17.00 | $10.00 | $2.34–$33.67 | -70% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 LC 905050 C6 PEPTI B. BURGDORF | $17.00 | $30.00 | $2.34–$33.67 | 43% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 LC 015271 LYME IGG/IGM AB | $17.00 | $15.63 | $2.34–$33.67 | -9% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 LYME AB/WESTERN BLOT RFLX LC | $17.00 | $15.00 | $2.34–$33.67 | -13% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 LC 161992 LYME DIS AB,QNT, IGM | $17.00 | $8.76 | $2.34–$33.67 | -94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 LC160333 LYM,IGM,EARLY TST/RFX | $17.00 | $33.67 | $2.34–$33.67 | 50% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 LYME IGG/IGM AB* LC | $17.00 | $15.63 | $2.34–$33.67 | -9% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 LYME AB, TOTAL/lgM* LC | $17.00 | $15.63 | $2.34–$33.67 | -9% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 PN LYME AB TOT, LYME AB LC1 | $17.00 | $7.82 | $2.34–$33.67 | -117% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 PN LYME AB TOT, LYME AB LC2 | $17.00 | $7.81 | $2.34–$33.67 | -118% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 LC 160333LYME,IGM,EARL TEST/RX | $17.00 | $33.67 | $2.63–$33.67 | 50% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $61.08 | $127.25 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $61.08 | $127.25 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $61.08 | $127.25 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $124.28 | $239.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $124.28 | $239.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $124.28 | $239.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $124.28 | $239.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $124.28 | $239.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $124.28 | $239.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $124.28 | $239.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $124.28 | $239.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE | $124.28 | $239.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.59, median $124.28, highest $124.28 — a 14.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $124.28. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.
10 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86618 ($75.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CALYME DISEASE AB/6 | $2.00 | file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CALYME DISEASE AB | $4.00 | file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Lyme Disease Antibody | $4.22 | file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Antibody Borrelia Burgdorferi Lyme Disease | $4.86 | file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CALYME DISEASE AB | $5.02 | file |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CALYME DISEASE AB/2 | $6.25 | file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CALaboratory Services | $7.30 | file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CAHB LYMR LYME DIS AB W/RFLX IB | $7.30 | file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CABORELLIA BUFGDORFERI(LYME DISEASE) | $7.30 | file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CAANTIBODY; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI (LYME DISEASE) | $7.30 | file |