Epstein-Barr (EBV) test cost in Detroit, MI — inpatient
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 22 hospitals list a cash price for epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody test as an inpatient: from $19.65 to $183.00, with a median of $57.55. The lowest listed price is at Karmanos Cancer Center — $37.90 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $56.52 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 16 cities for code 86665, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 2026.
Lowest$19.65Karmanos Cancer Center
Median$57.55half of hospitals charge less
Highest$183.00in this market
Difference9.3×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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
median
Lowest $19.65Highest $234.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karmanos Cancer Center lowest Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 EBV VCA IGM AB File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $19.65 | $39.30 | $9.92–$30.40 | 50% |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Epstein Barr VCA IgG+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $33.55 | $67.10 | $9.92–$49.29 | 50% |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Epstein Barr VCA IgM+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $42.70 | $85.40 | $9.92–$64.05 | 50% |
| RIM - Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI EBV IGM VCA File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $44.25 | $59.00 | — | 25% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Warde Epstein Barr Viral Capsid Antigen Antibody Igm+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $46.15 | $71.00 | $9.92–$71.00 | 35% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Warde Epstein Barr Viral Capsid Antigen Antibody Igm+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $46.15 | $71.00 | $9.92–$71.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Warde Epstein Barr Viral Capsid Antigen Antibody Igm+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $46.15 | $71.00 | $9.92–$71.00 | 35% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Warde 3000430 Epstein Barr Viral Capsid Antigen Antibody Igm+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $47.45 | $73.00 | $9.92–$73.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Warde 3000430 Epstein Barr Viral Capsid Antigen Antibody Igm+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $47.45 | $73.00 | $9.92–$73.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Warde 3000430 Epstein Barr Viral Capsid Antigen Antibody Igg+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $47.45 | $73.00 | $9.92–$73.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Epstein Barr Viral Capsid Antigen Antibody Igg+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $50.05 | $77.00 | $9.92–$77.00 | 35% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Epstein Barr Viral Capsid Antigen Antibody Igm+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $50.05 | $77.00 | $9.92–$77.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Epstein Barr Viral Capsid Antigen Antibody Igm+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $50.05 | $77.00 | $9.92–$77.00 | 35% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 EB VCA IgG Unit+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $51.60 | $103.20 | $9.92–$54.08 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 EPSTEIN-BARR VCA IGG ANTIBODY+3 more lines at this price source file | $52.64 | $94.00 | $13.23–$23.89 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 EPSTEIN-BARR VCA IGM ANTIBODY+1 more line at this price source file | $52.64 | $94.00 | $12.24–$23.89 | 44% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 EBV VCA IGM AB+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $57.00 | $76.00 | $1.00–$24.75 | 25% |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Epstein Barr VCA IgG+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $58.10 | $116.20 | $9.92–$71.75 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 EPSTEIN BARR VIRAL CAPSID VCA source file | $63.84 | $114.00 | $14.78–$21.56 | 44% |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 EPSTEIN-BARR VIRAL CAPSID(VCA) source file | $64.37 | $114.94 | $18.13–$21.56 | 44% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 EBV IGM VCA+1 more line at this price File of Aug 20, 2026 · source file | $64.50 | $86.00 | $1.00–$24.75 | 25% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 EPSTEIN-BARR VCA IGG AB+2 more lines at this price source file | $70.00 | $125.00 | $12.24–$23.89 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 EPSTEIN-BARR VCA IGG AB+3 more lines at this price source file | $70.00 | $125.00 | $13.23–$23.89 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 EPSTEIN-BARR VIRAL CAPSID(VCA) source file | $70.00 | $125.00 | $18.13–$21.56 | 44% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS, IGG File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $79.85 | $159.70 | $9.92–$119.77 | 50% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 EBV IGM VCA File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $99.00 | $132.00 | — | 25% |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Ebv Ab Igg Or Igm Ea source file | $166.00 | $166.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Ebv Ab Igg Or Igm Ea source file | $166.00 | $166.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Ebv Ab Igg Or Igm Ea source file | $166.00 | $166.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Ebv Ab Igg Or Igm Ea source file | $166.00 | $166.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Ebv Ab Igg Or Igm Ea source file | $166.00 | $166.00 | — | — |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 EBV IGG VCA File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $177.75 | $237.00 | — | 25% |
| RIM - Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI EBV IGG VCA File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $182.25 | $243.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS VCA AB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $183.00 | $244.00 | — | 25% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS, IGG+1 more line at this price File of Aug 20, 2026 · source file | $233.25 | $311.00 | $1.00–$24.75 | 25% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 EBV IGG VCA+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $234.00 | $312.00 | $1.00–$24.75 | 25% |
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Inpatient: lowest $19.65, median $57.55, highest $183.00 — a 9.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $52.64 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 14 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.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86665 ($74.75). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MIEPSTEIN BARR VIRUS VCAAB2 | $4.85 | file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MIEPSTEIN BARR VIRUS VCA AB | $5.85 | file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MIEPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS VCA AB/2 | $6.08 | file |
| RIM - Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MIEPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS VCA AB/2 | $6.08 | file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MIEPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS VCA AB/2 | $6.08 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.