CMV antibody test cost in Oxnard, CA — inpatient
In Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibody test as an inpatient: from $87.57 to $92.42, with a median of $90.00. The lowest listed price is at St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital — $2.43 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $31.36 at 169 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86644, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital lowest Camarillo, CA · (805) 988-2500 CMV AB | $87.57 | $211.00 | $56.97–$168.80 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard, CA · (805) 988-2500 CMV AB | $92.42 | $211.00 | $56.97–$164.58 | 56% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $87.57, median $90.00, highest $92.42 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $87.57 — 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86644 ($71.20). 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.
| St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital Camarillo, CARL-A-CMV IGG 50165 | $4.15 | file |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard, CARL-A-CMV IGG 50165 | $4.38 | file |
| St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital Camarillo, CA3M TORCH ANTIBODY PANEL-IGG | $5.25 | file |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard, CA3M TORCH ANTIBODY PANEL-IGG | $5.54 | file |