Lyme disease test cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 18 hospitals list a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test: from $37.13 to $116.60, with a median of $59.49. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin — $22.36 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $69.44 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 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 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC LYME SCREEN IGG IGM ANTIBODY | $37.13 | $67.50 | $47.25–$64.13 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC LYME SCREEN IGG IGM ANTIBODY | $37.13 | $67.50 | $47.25–$64.13 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IGM ANTIBODY | $37.26 | $67.75 | $47.43–$64.36 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IGM ANTIBODY | $37.26 | $67.75 | $47.43–$64.36 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 AB, LYME DISEASE CSF | $57.50 | $115.00 | $13.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 AB, LYME DISEASE CSF | $57.50 | $115.00 | $13.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 AB, LYME DISEASE CSF | $57.50 | $115.00 | $13.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI AB, LYME DISEASE CSF | $57.50 | $115.00 | $13.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 AB, LYME DISEASE CSF | $57.50 | $115.00 | $13.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 AB, LYME DISEASE CSF | $57.50 | $115.00 | $13.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 AB, LYME DISEASE CSF | $57.50 | $115.00 | $13.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI AB, LYME DISEASE CSF | $57.50 | $115.00 | $13.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY-BORRELIA BURGDORFERI | $61.48 | $116.00 | $17.88–$77.72 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY-BORRELIA BURGDORFERI | $61.48 | $116.00 | $17.88–$77.72 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY-BORRELIA BURGDORFERI | $61.48 | $116.00 | $17.88–$77.72 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY-BORRELIA BURGDORFERI | $61.48 | $116.00 | $17.88–$77.72 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $64.66 | $122.00 | $17.88–$80.04 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $64.66 | $122.00 | $17.88–$80.04 | 47% | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin, WI HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $64.66 | $122.00 | $17.88–$80.04 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin, WI HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $64.66 | $122.00 | $17.88–$80.04 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 AB, LYME DISEASE | $90.00 | $180.00 | $13.62–$153.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 AB, LYME DISEASE | $90.00 | $180.00 | $13.62–$153.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 AB, LYME DISEASE | $90.00 | $180.00 | $13.62–$153.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 AB, LYME DISEASE | $90.00 | $180.00 | $13.62–$153.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa, WI · (414) 454-6600 AB, LYME DISEASE | $90.00 | $180.00 | $13.62–$153.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI AB, LYME DISEASE | $90.00 | $180.00 | $13.62–$153.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 AB, LYME DISEASE | $90.00 | $180.00 | $13.62–$153.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI AB, LYME DISEASE | $90.00 | $180.00 | $13.62–$153.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 AB, LYME DISEASE | $90.00 | $180.00 | $13.62–$153.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Glendale, WI LYME DISEASE | $97.52 | $184.00 | $16.52–$41.54 | 47% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC LYME SCREEN | $98.45 | $179.00 | $125.30–$170.05 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC LYME SCREEN | $98.45 | $179.00 | $125.30–$170.05 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $116.60 | $220.00 | $17.88–$77.72 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $116.60 | $220.00 | $17.88–$77.72 | 47% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon, WI HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $116.60 | $220.00 | $17.88–$77.72 | 47% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon, WI HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $116.60 | $220.00 | $17.88–$77.72 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $116.60 | $220.00 | $17.88–$77.72 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $116.60 | $220.00 | $17.88–$77.72 | 47% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $37.13, median $59.49, highest $116.60 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $57.50. 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 16 of 18 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.