Lab tests CPT 86618 Outpatient

Lyme disease test cost in North Port, FL

In North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test: from $16.20 to $112.00, with a median of $18.98. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Englewood Hospital — $2.78 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $32.24 at 135 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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.

Lowest$16.20HCA Florida Englewood Hospital
Median$18.98half pay less
Highest$112.00in this market
Difference6.9×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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.

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Lowest $16.20Highest $214.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
HCA Florida Englewood Hospital lowest Venice, FL LYME DISEASE AB IGM QL $16.20 $16.20 $0.76–$14.90 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Florida Englewood Hospital lowest Venice, FL LYME DISEASE AB IGG QL $16.20 $16.20 $0.76–$14.90 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 LYME DISEASE AB QL $18.98 $18.98 $0.89–$17.46 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 LYME DISEASE AB IGM QL $22.99 $22.99 $1.08–$21.15 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL LYME DISEASE AB IGG QL $112.00 $112.00 $5.26–$103.04 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL LYME DISEASE AB IGM QL $112.00 $112.00 $5.26–$103.04 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL LYME DISEASE AB QL $177.65 $177.65 $8.35–$163.44 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL LYME DISEASE AB QL $214.00 $214.00 $10.06–$196.88 — Sep 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $16.20, median $18.98, highest $112.00 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 3 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.