CMV antibody test cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 18 hospitals list a cash price for cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibody test: from $28.43 to $209.40, with a median of $82.20. The lowest listed price is at CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital — $53.77 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $82.20 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 10 cities for code 86644, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Sep 18, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital lowest Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC LAB CMV-IGG File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $28.43 | $67.00 | $12.23–$64.01 | 58% |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 SO CMV ANTIBODY+2 more lines at this price source file | $30.48 | $127.00 | $21.34–$127.00 | 76% |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 ANTIBODY VIRUS NOS 1 source file | $31.92 | $133.00 | $22.34–$133.00 | 76% |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CMV AB EA (INHSE)+1 more line at this price File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $35.28 | $252.00 | $12.23–$220.50 | 86% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 #ANTIBODY; CYTOMEGALOVIRIS+1 more line at this price source file | $44.40 | $74.00 | $5.29–$32.81 | 40% |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY SO CMV ANTIBODY source file | $45.72 | $127.00 | $21.34–$127.00 | 64% |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 SO CMV ANTIBODY source file | $48.26 | $127.00 | $17.01–$127.00 | 62% |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY ANTIBODY VIRUS NOS 1 source file | $56.88 | $158.00 | $26.54–$158.00 | 64% |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY SO CMV ANTIBODY source file | $57.15 | $127.00 | $21.34–$127.00 | 55% |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 ANTIBODY VIRUS NOS 1 source file | $60.04 | $158.00 | $21.16–$158.00 | 62% |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 CMV ANTIBODY 1.+1 more line at this price source file | $71.10 | $158.00 | $26.54–$158.00 | 55% |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY ANTIBODY VIRUS NOS 1 source file | $71.10 | $158.00 | $26.54–$158.00 | 55% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB MEM- CMV IGG+4 more lines at this price File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $82.20 | $411.00 | $14.39–$341.13 | 80% |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CMV SCREEN+4 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $82.20 | $411.00 | $14.39–$341.13 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CMV AB EA (SO)+4 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $82.20 | $411.00 | $14.39–$349.35 | 80% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CMV SCREEN+4 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $82.20 | $411.00 | $14.39–$341.13 | 80% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CMV SCREEN+4 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $82.20 | $411.00 | $14.39–$341.13 | 80% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 ANTIBODY;CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV)+1 more line at this price source file | $168.00 | $280.00 | $5.29–$32.81 | 40% |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville Clarksville, IN CMV Antibody File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $179.55 | $179.55 | $13.96–$152.62 | — |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 Analysis for antibody to Cytomegalovirus (CMV) File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $180.59 | $240.79 | $12.23–$361.19 | 25% |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 Analysis for antibody to Cytomegalovirus (CMV) File of Sep 18, 2026 · source file | $180.59 | $240.79 | $8.63–$481.58 | 25% |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 Analysis for antibody to Cytomegalovirus (CMV) File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $180.59 | $240.79 | $12.23–$481.58 | 25% |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 Analysis for antibody to Cytomegalovirus (CMV) File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file | $209.40 | $349.00 | $7.20–$314.10 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $28.43, median $82.20, highest $209.40 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $64.13. 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 16 of 18 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.
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KYHB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86644 | $7.00 | file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KYHB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86644 | $7.00 | file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KYHB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86644 | $7.00 | file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KYHB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86644 | $7.00 | file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KYHB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86644 | $7.00 | file |