Lyme disease test cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test as an inpatient: 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 14 facilities across 12 cities for code 86618, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Apr 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 HB LYME IGG AB | $8.59 | $13.22 | $7,175.00–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB ARUP XBORAB LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY (UCI ONLY) | $18.74 | $46.86 | — | 60% | 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 |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $61.08 | $127.25 | — | 52% | Apr 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 |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB LYME IGM ANTIBODY | $89.60 | $224.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB LYME TOTAL ANTIBODY | $89.60 | $224.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 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 |
| 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $8.59, median $124.28, highest $124.28 — a 14.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $124.28 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
7 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, CAHB LYMR LYME DIS AB W/RFLX IB | $7.30 | file |