CMV antibody test cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibody test: from $7.28 to $19.78, with a median of $19.57. The lowest listed price is at Kern Valley Healthcare District — $12.29 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $31.36 at 169 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 86644, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jun 11, 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern Valley Healthcare District lowest Mountain Mesa, CA · (760) 379-2681 Analysis for antibody to Cytomegalovirus (CMV) File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $7.28 | $34.65 | $2.77–$41.96 | 79% |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 RL-HO-CMV File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $19.57 | $53.31 | $14.39–$53.31 | 63% |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 RL-HO-CMV File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $19.78 | $53.31 | $14.39–$53.31 | 63% |
Outpatient: lowest $7.28, median $19.57, highest $19.78 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $19.68. 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 3 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
A CMV antibody test shows whether a person has had cytomegalovirus, a common virus that is usually mild. It matters in pregnancy, before transplants and for people with weak immune systems.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
9 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86644 ($70.98). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-TORCH IGG 50772A | $3.21 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-TORCH IGG 50772A | $3.25 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-CMV IGG 50165 | $3.67 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-CMV IGG 50165 | $3.71 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-Q-CYTOMEGALOVRS AB IGG | $4.41 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-Q-CYTOMEGALOVRS AB IGG | $4.46 | file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CACmv igg ab (403) | $6.33 | file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CACmv antibody | $6.33 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CAH-CMV IGG AB 8234 | $7.05 | file |