Lab tests CPT 86618 Outpatient

Lyme disease test cost in Syracuse, NY

In Syracuse, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test: from $51.00 to $64.35, with a median of $57.68. The lowest listed price is at Crouse Hospital — $6.68 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $42.00 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86618, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$51.00Crouse Hospital
Median$57.68half pay less
Highest$64.35in this market
Difference1.3×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 Syracuse, NY.

median
Lowest $51.00Highest $134.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Crouse Hospital lowest Syracuse, NY · (315) 470-7449 CH LYME CONFIRMATION $51.00 $51.00 — — —
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Crouse Hospital lowest Syracuse, NY · (315) 470-7449 CH LYME CONFIRMATION. $51.00 $51.00 — — —
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St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY · (315) 448-5111 HC Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme Disease) Antibody Nonspecific $64.35 $99.00 $14.71–$89.10 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY · (315) 448-5111 HC Quest Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme Disease) Antibody $64.35 $99.00 $14.71–$89.10 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY · (315) 448-5111 HC Quest 16220 Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme Disease) Antibody $64.35 $99.00 $14.71–$89.10 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY · (315) 470-7449 86618 LYME C6 PEPTIDE ABS $134.00 $134.00 — — —
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Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY · (315) 470-7449 CH 86618 LYME VLSE1 PEPC10 AB $134.00 $134.00 — — —
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Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY · (315) 470-7449 86618 ANTIBODY BORRELIA BURGDORFERI LYME DISEASE_0 $134.00 $134.00 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $51.00, median $57.68, highest $64.35 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $57.68. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.