Lab tests CPT 86644 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CMV antibody test cost in Meridian, MS — inpatient

In Meridian, MS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibody test as an inpatient: from $8.99 to $73.03, with a median of $28.45. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Rush Hospital — $19.46 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $42.05 at 50 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 86644, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 17, 2026 and Feb 25, 2026.

Lowest$8.99Ochsner Rush Hospital
Median$28.45half pay less
Highest$73.03in this market
Difference8.1×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 Meridian, MS.

median
Lowest $8.99Highest $205.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner Rush Hospital lowest Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC CYTOMEGALOVIRUS IGG $8.99 $29.00 — 69% —
source file
Ochsner Rush Hospital lowest Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC CMV SCREEN $8.99 $29.00 — 69% —
source file
Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian, MS · (601) 553-6000 CMV AB - STM $17.16 $78.00 $15.60–$62.40 78% Feb 25, 2026
source file
Ochsner Specialty Hospital Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC CYTOMEGALOVIRUS IGG $28.45 $94.82 — 70% —
source file
Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian, MS · (601) 484-3590 CMV AB - STM $31.20 $78.00 $15.60–$58.50 60% Feb 17, 2026
source file
Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC CYTOMEGALOVIRUS IGG $73.03 $109.00 — 33% —
source file
Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian, MS · (601) 553-6000 CMV IGG AB $112.86 $513.00 $102.60–$410.40 78% Feb 25, 2026
source file
Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian, MS · (601) 484-3590 CMV IGG AB $205.20 $513.00 $102.60–$384.75 60% Feb 17, 2026
source file

Inpatient: lowest $8.99, median $28.45, highest $73.03 — a 8.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $24.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.