Lab tests CPT 86665 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Epstein-Barr (EBV) test cost in South Boston, VA — inpatient

In South Boston, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody test as an inpatient: from $11.50 to $11.50, with a median of $11.50. Across Virginia, the median is $95.40 at 64 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$11.50Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital
Median$11.50half pay less
Highest$11.50in 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 South Boston, VA.

median
Lowest $11.50Highest $154.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl (Qu) Epstein-Barr Virusviralcapsid Antigen (Vca)Ab(Igm), S/O $11.50 $23.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl (Qu) 86665 Epstein-Barr Virus Viral Capsid Antigen (Vca) Antibody (Igm), S/O $11.50 $23.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl (Qu) Epstein-Barr Virusviralcapsidantigen (Vca)Ab(Igg), S/O $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Eb-Vca Ab Igg $154.00 $308.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Epstein Barr Virus $154.00 $308.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Eb-Vca,Iga $154.00 $308.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $11.50, median $11.50, highest $11.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $11.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is 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.

Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VAChgl (Qu) Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody Panel, S/O $6.50 file