Lab tests CPT 86618 Outpatient

Lyme disease test cost in New Albany, MS

In New Albany, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Lyme disease antibody test: from $21.60 to $21.60, with a median of $21.60. Across Mississippi, the median is $21.60 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$21.60Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County
Median$21.60half pay less
Highest$21.60in this market
Difference1.0×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 New Albany, MS.

median
Lowest $21.60Highest $72.48

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County lowest New Albany, MS · (662) 538-7631 BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IGG CSF $21.60 $90.00 $16.35–$81.00 76% Feb 28, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County lowest New Albany, MS · (662) 538-7631 BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IGM CSF $21.60 $90.00 $16.35–$81.00 76% Feb 28, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany, MS · (662) 538-7631 LYME DISEASE SEROLOGY $72.48 $302.00 $16.35–$271.80 76% Feb 28, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $21.60, median $21.60, highest $21.60.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $21.60. 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.