CMV antibody test cost in Lexington, KY
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibody test: from $20.71 to $275.64, with a median of $125.79. The lowest listed price is at University of Kentucky Hospital — $105.08 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $82.20 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 Sep 17, 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital lowest Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc 059 Cmv Ab (Kbc)-So+ File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.71 | $51.77 | — | 60% |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY · (859) 967-5000 HC LAB CMV-IGG File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $40.17 | $100.00 | $12.23–$91.00 | 60% |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 313-1000 HC LAB CMV-IGG File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $47.11 | $100.00 | $12.23–$91.00 | 53% |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Cmv Avidity File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.20 | $125.49 | — | 60% |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Cmv Igg Avidity Elisa File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.82 | $192.05 | — | 60% |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles, KY · (859) 879-2300 Antibody; cytomegalovirus (CMV) source file | $123.28 | $308.20 | $12.23 | 60% |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown, KY · (502) 868-1100 Antibody; cytomegalovirus (CMV) source file | $128.30 | $320.76 | $12.23 | 60% |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY · (859) 260-6100 Analysis for antibody to Cytomegalovirus (CMV) File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $180.59 | $240.79 | $12.23–$489.53 | 25% |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester, KY · (859) 737-8559 Antibody; cytomegalovirus (CMV) source file | $258.90 | $647.25 | $12.23 | 60% |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris, KY · (859) 987-3600 Antibody; cytomegalovirus (CMV) source file | $275.64 | $689.09 | $12.23 | 60% |
Outpatient: lowest $20.71, median $125.79, highest $275.64 — a 13.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $34.18. 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 7 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KYHc 571 Cmv Igg Ab Csf-So+ | $6.91 | file |