Lab tests CPT 86665 Outpatient

Epstein-Barr (EBV) test cost in Chico, CA

In Chico, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody test: from $7.25 to $24.00, with a median of $15.63. The lowest listed price is at Orchard Hospital — $8.38 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $26.47 at 158 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86665, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 26, 2026 and Sep 26, 2026.

Lowest$7.25Orchard Hospital

Median$15.63half of hospitals charge less

Highest$24.00in this market

Difference3.3×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 Chico, CA.

median

Lowest $7.25Highest $73.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Orchard Hospital lowest Gridley, CA · (530) 846-5671 Analysis for antibody to Epstein-Barr virus (mononucleosis virus), viral capsid File of Sep 26, 2026 · source file	$7.25	$12.08	$3.14–$12.08	40%
Oroville Hospital Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 *Ebv Viral Capsid Antibo source file	$24.00	$47.00	$13.00–$52.00	49%
Oroville Hospital Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 Ebv Acute Infection Ab+1 more line at this price source file	$73.00	$145.00	$18.00–$160.00	50%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $7.25, median $15.63, highest $24.00 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.

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

An EBV antibody test looks for antibodies to the Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis. It is used when the rapid mono test (86308) is negative but mono is still suspected.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.