Lab tests CPT 86665 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Epstein-Barr (EBV) test cost in Fayetteville, AR — inpatient

In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody test as an inpatient: from $23.60 to $87.96, with a median of $55.78. The lowest listed price is at Ozarks Community Hospital — $32.18 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $44.58 at 46 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86665, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026.

Lowest$23.60Ozarks Community Hospital
Median$55.78half pay less
Highest$87.96in this market
Difference3.7×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 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.

median
Lowest $23.60Highest $87.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ozarks Community Hospital lowest Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 CHG EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS VCA AB (IGM) $23.60 $59.00 $16.14–$30.68 60% —
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Ozarks Community Hospital lowest Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 CHG EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS VCA AB (IGG) $23.60 $59.00 $16.14–$30.68 60% —
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Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 EBV VIRAL CAPSID AG (VCA) AB(IgM)8426 QT $72.80 $182.00 $16.14–$94.64 60% —
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Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 CHG 86665 Epstein-barr caspid vca $72.80 $182.00 $16.14–$94.64 60% —
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers, AR EPSTEIN BARR ANTIBODY VCA $87.96 $87.96 $69.49–$87.96 — Mar 16, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $23.60, median $55.78, highest $87.96 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $71.93 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 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.