Lab tests CPT 86665 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Epstein-Barr (EBV) test cost in Calhoun City, MS — inpatient

In Calhoun City, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody test as an inpatient: from $75.92 to $75.92, with a median of $75.92. Across Mississippi, the median is $56.13 at 52 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86665, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Feb 20, 2026.

Lowest$75.92Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun
Median$75.92half of hospitals charge less
Highest$75.92in this market
Difference1.0×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 Calhoun City, MS.

median
Lowest $75.92Highest $75.92

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun lowest Calhoun City, MS · (662) 628-6611 EBV VCA AB IGM+1 more line at this price File of Feb 20, 2026 · source file $75.92 $146.00 $55.48–$131.40 48%
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.

Inpatient: lowest $75.92, median $75.92, highest $75.92.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $75.92 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.