Lab tests CPT 86618 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lyme disease test cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test as an inpatient: from $61.62 to $75.84, with a median of $61.62. The lowest listed price is at Rochester General Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across New York, the median is $42.00 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 86618, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$61.62Rochester General Hospital + 2 more
Median$61.62half pay less
Highest$75.84in this market
Difference1.2×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 Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $61.62Highest $75.84

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rochester General Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC LYME ANTIBODY $61.62 $94.80 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic lowest Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC LYME ANTIBODY $61.62 $94.80 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital lowest Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC LYME ANTIBODY $61.62 $94.80 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC LYME ANTIBODY $75.84 $94.80 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $61.62, median $61.62, highest $75.84 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $57.81 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is 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.

Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NYCHG ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE $7.50 file