Lab tests CPT 86665 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Epstein-Barr (EBV) test cost in Syracuse, NY — inpatient

In Syracuse, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody test as an inpatient: from $25.05 to $79.00, with a median of $68.25. The lowest listed price is at Community Memorial Hospital — $43.20 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $44.00 at 108 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 86665, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and May 19, 2026.

Lowest$25.05Community Memorial Hospital

Median$68.25half of hospitals charge less

Highest$79.00in this market

Difference3.2×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 Syracuse, NY.

median

Lowest $25.05Highest $79.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Community Memorial Hospital lowest Hamilton, NY · (315) 824-1100 CM 86665 EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS AB_2+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file	$25.05	$31.31	$7.83–$40.82	20%
Community Memorial Hospital Hamilton, NY · (315) 824-1100 CM CMV Ab(IgG/M)+EBV NA+EBVCA 360870- File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file	$27.58	$34.48	$8.62–$40.82	20%
St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY · (315) 448-5111 HC Epstein Barr Viral Capsid Antigen Antibody Igg+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file	$68.25	$105.00	$15.67–$94.50	35%
Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY · (315) 470-7449 86665 ANTIBODY EPSTEIN-BARR EB VIRUS VIRAL CAPSID File of May 19, 2026 · source file	$79.00	$79.00	—	—

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 $25.05, median $68.25, highest $79.00 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $68.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.