Lyme disease test cost in Pensacola, FL
In Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test: from $8.91 to $26.04, with a median of $17.48. The lowest listed price is at HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center — $8.57 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $30.42 at 70 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center lowest Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 Lyme Disease Total Ab Rfx Immunoassay LC | $8.91 | $59.40 | $11.52–$59.40 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 BORRELIA BURGDORFERI C6 PEP AB ARUP | $26.04 | $65.10 | $17.03–$63.72 | 60% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 BORRELIA BURGDORFERI AB (LYME DZ) | $38.80 | $97.00 | $17.03–$63.72 | 60% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 UC-LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY | $59.96 | $149.90 | $17.03–$63.72 | 60% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.91, median $17.48, highest $26.04 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $20.79. 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 2 of 2 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.