Lab tests CPT 86665 Outpatient

Epstein-Barr (EBV) test cost in Waterbury, CT

In Waterbury, CT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody test: from $77.88 to $85.25, with a median of $81.57. The lowest listed price is at UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital — $3.69 less than the median here. Across Connecticut, the median is $94.60 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86665, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and May 13, 2026.

Lowest$77.88UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital
Median$81.57half of hospitals charge less
Highest$85.25in this market
Difference1.1×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 Waterbury, CT.

median
Lowest $77.88Highest $99.55

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital lowest Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 Epstein Barr Virus Screen (SO)+1 more line at this price File of May 13, 2026 · source file $77.88 $155.75 $18.14–$77.88 50%
Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury, CT · (203) 709-6020 HC Warde 3000430 Epstein Barr Viral Capsid Antigen Antibody Igg File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $85.25 $155.00 $16.17–$155.00 45%
Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury, CT · (203) 709-6020 HC Warde 3000430 Epstein Barr Viral Capsid Antigen Antibody Igm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $99.55 $181.00 $16.17–$181.00 45%
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.

Outpatient: lowest $77.88, median $81.57, highest $85.25 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $81.57. 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 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.