Lyme disease test cost in Myrtle Beach, SC
In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test: from $41.00 to $218.68, with a median of $218.68. The lowest listed price is at Grand Strand Medical Center — $177.68 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $104.10 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 86618, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Strand Medical Center lowest Little River, SC LYME DISEASE AB IGG QL | $41.00 | $41.00 | $7.38–$38.95 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center lowest Little River, SC LYME DISEASE AB IGM QL | $41.00 | $41.00 | $7.38–$38.95 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 B. burgdorferi Ab, IA Qn | $75.00 | $75.00 | $13.50–$54.52 | — | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY - B. BURGDORFERI ANTIBODIES | $218.68 | $308.00 | $17.03–$246.40 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY - LYME TOTAL AB TEST/REFLEX | $218.68 | $308.00 | $17.03–$246.40 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY - B. BURGDORFERI ANTIBODIES | $218.68 | $308.00 | $17.03–$246.40 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY - LYME TOTAL AB TEST/REFLEX | $218.68 | $308.00 | $17.03–$246.40 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY - B. BURGDORFERI ANTIBODIES | $218.68 | $308.00 | $17.03–$246.40 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY - LYME TOTAL AB TEST/REFLEX | $218.68 | $308.00 | $17.03–$246.40 | 29% | — source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Little River, SC LYME DISEASE AB QL | $2,468.00 | $2,468.00 | $444.24–$2,344.60 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $41.00, median $218.68, highest $218.68 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $218.68. 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 3 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.