Lab tests CPT 86644 Outpatient

CMV antibody test cost in Lincoln, NE

In Lincoln, NE, 3 hospitals list a cash price for cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibody test: from $45.08 to $135.00, with a median of $81.50. The lowest listed price is at Nebraska Heart Hospital — $36.42 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $88.20 at 48 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 Jul 15, 2026.

Lowest$45.08Nebraska Heart Hospital

Median$81.50half of hospitals charge less

Highest$135.00in this market

Difference3.0×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 Lincoln, NE.

median

Lowest $45.08Highest $135.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Nebraska Heart Hospital lowest Lincoln, NE · (402) 328-3000 HC CMV IGMGM ANTIBODY File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$45.08	$98.00	$13.94–$80.36	54%
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC CMV IGG ANTIBODY File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$81.50	$163.00	$13.94–$138.55	50%
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC REF PRO CMV SCREEN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$84.50	$169.00	$13.94–$143.65	50%
Memorial Health Care Systems Seward, NE · (402) 643-2971 Analysis for antibody to Cytomegalovirus (CMV) File of Jul 15, 2026 · source file	$135.00	$135.00	$75.60–$132.30	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking.

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth.

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less.

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing.

Outpatient: lowest $45.08, median $81.50, highest $135.00 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $63.29. 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 2 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.