Epstein-Barr (EBV) test cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 9 hospitals list a cash price for epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody test: from $8.86 to $35.81, with a median of $15.98. The lowest listed price is at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — $7.12 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $44.58 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 4 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Jul 2, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 EPSTEIN-BARR CAPSID VCA | $8.86 | $14.77 | $14.77–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 #EPSTGEIN BARR VIRUS VIRAL CAP | $9.92 | $39.00 | $13.68–$58.82 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 #EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS VIRAL CAP | $10.01 | $39.00 | $13.68–$58.82 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 86665 - ANTIBODY EPSTEIN-BARR EB VIRUS VIRAL CAPSID VCA | $15.95 | $63.81 | $18.14–$39.61 | 75% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 86665 - ANTIBODY EPSTEIN-BARR EB VIRUS VIRAL CAPSID VCA | $15.98 | $63.90 | $18.14–$39.61 | 75% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 86665 - ANTIBODY EPSTEIN-BARR EB VIRUS VIRAL CAPSID VCA | $15.99 | $63.96 | $18.14–$39.61 | 75% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS (MONONUCLEOSIS VIRUS); VIRAL CAPSID | $17.72 | $29.54 | $17.60–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 EPSTEIN BARR CAPSID VCA | $20.46 | $93.00 | $18.14–$93.00 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 EPSTEIN-BARR CAPSID VCA | $21.95 | $24.39 | $18.14–$24.39 | 10% | — source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 EBV VIRAL CAPSID ANTIBODY | $25.66 | $116.64 | $18.14–$116.64 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Epstein-Bar Viral Capsid | $35.81 | $44.76 | $82.68–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS VIRAL CAP | $91.01 | $358.00 | $13.68–$196.90 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS VIRAL CAP | $91.87 | $358.00 | $13.68–$196.90 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS (MONONUCLEOSIS VIRUS); VIRAL CAPSID | $198.61 | $220.68 | $18.14–$153.13 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.86, median $15.98, highest $35.81 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $10.01. 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 9 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 7 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
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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86665 ($74.76). 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. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AREBV AB VCA IGG ARUP | $5.85 | file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AREBV AB VCA IGG ARUP | $5.91 | file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AREBV AB VCA IGM ARUP | $6.36 | file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AREBV AB VCA IGM ARUP | $6.42 | file |