Lab tests CPT 86644 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CMV antibody test cost in San Francisco, CA — inpatient

In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 21 hospitals list a cash price for cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibody test as an inpatient: from $19.11 to $120.00, with a median of $120.00. The lowest listed price is at Sequoia Hospital — $100.89 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $31.36 at 169 hospitals.

Cash prices at 21 facilities across 14 cities for code 86644, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$19.11Sequoia Hospital
Median$120.00half pay less
Highest$120.00in this market
Difference6.3×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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

median
Lowest $19.11Highest $120.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sequoia Hospital lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 369-5811 RL-BC-CMV NEG LS845 40M $19.11 $52.50 $22.58–$18,346.00 64% Feb 28, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 ANTIBODY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CMV $64.40 $115.00 $13.00–$40.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 ANTIBODY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CMV $64.40 $115.00 $13.00–$40.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 ANTIBODY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CMV $64.40 $115.00 $13.00–$40.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 ANTIBODY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CMV $64.40 $115.00 $13.00–$40.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 ANTIBODY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CMV $64.40 $115.00 $13.00–$40.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 ANTIBODY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CMV $64.40 $115.00 $13.00–$40.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 ANTIBODY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CMV $64.40 $115.00 $13.00–$40.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 ANTIBODY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CMV $64.40 $115.00 $13.00–$40.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 ANTIBODY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CMV $64.40 $115.00 $13.00–$40.00 44% —
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California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CMV AB $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CMV AB $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CMV AB $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Novato Community Hospital Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CMV AB $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CMV AB $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CMV AB $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG CMV AB $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CORE CMV AB IGG $120.00 $120.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $19.11, median $120.00, highest $120.00 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $120.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.

4 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86644 ($71.40). 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. Rose Hospital Hayward, CALC-CMV ANTIBODY $3.18 file
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CARL-A-TORCH IGG 50772A $3.19 file
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CARL-A-CMV PAN 50622A $3.64 file
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CAHC 6942 Cmv Ab $4.48 file