CMV antibody test cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibody test: from $6.98 to $149.90, with a median of $64.40. The lowest listed price is at Mercy General Hospital — $57.42 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $30.97 at 166 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 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 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-4453 RL-BS-CMV TESTING File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $6.98 | $32.00 | $11.20–$42.48 | 78% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 RL-BS-CMV TESTING File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $8.77 | $32.00 | $3.52–$32.00 | 73% |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 RL-BS-CMV TESTING File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $8.77 | $32.00 | $3.52–$42.48 | 73% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 RL-BS-CMV TESTING File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $9.22 | $32.00 | $11.20–$42.48 | 71% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 RL-BS-CMV TESTING File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $12.45 | $32.00 | $3.52–$42.48 | 61% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 ANTIBODY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CMV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.40 | $115.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 ANTIBODY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CMV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.40 | $115.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 ANTIBODY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CMV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.40 | $115.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $113.00 | $113.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $113.00 | $113.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $113.00 | $113.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $113.00 | $113.00 | — | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 CMV ANTIBODY File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $149.90 | $149.90 | $8.84–$536.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $6.98, median $64.40, highest $149.90 — a 21.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $64.40. 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 6 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.
15 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86644 ($69.12). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-TORCH IGG 50772A | $1.91 | file |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-CMV PAN 50622A | $2.18 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-TORCH IGG 50772A | $2.40 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-TORCH IGG 50772A | $2.40 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-TORCH IGG 50772A | $2.52 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-CMV PAN 50622A | $2.74 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-CMV PAN 50622A | $2.74 | file |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-CMV AB IGG | $2.83 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-CMV PAN 50622A | $2.88 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-TORCH IGG 50772A | $3.40 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-CMV AB IGG | $3.56 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-CMV AB IGG | $3.56 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-CMV AB IGG | $3.74 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-CMV PAN 50622A | $3.89 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-CMV AB IGG | $5.05 | file |