Lab tests CPT 86644 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CMV antibody test cost in Richmond, KY — inpatient

In Richmond-Berea, KY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibody test as an inpatient: from $17.40 to $95.45, with a median of $56.43. The lowest listed price is at Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital — $39.03 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $82.20 at 76 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.

Lowest$17.40Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital
Median$56.43half pay less
Highest$95.45in this market
Difference5.5×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 Richmond-Berea, KY.

median
Lowest $17.40Highest $95.45

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital lowest Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC So Cytomegalovirus, Igg Antibody $17.40 $29.00 — 40% —
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Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC Antibody Cytomegalovirus Cmv $18.00 $30.00 — 40% —
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CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea, KY · (859) 986-3151 HC LAB CMV-IGG $95.45 $198.00 $91.08–$180.18 52% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $17.40, median $56.43, highest $95.45 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $138.02 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.