Herpes (HSV-1) blood test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-1 antibody: from $6.60 to $12.20, with a median of $6.60. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $72.03 at 91 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 86695, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX HSV 1 IGG | $6.60 | $33.00 | $4.75–$706.35 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 HSV 1 IGG | $6.60 | $33.00 | $4.75–$706.35 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC HERPES SMPX I ANTIBODY | $10.68 | $53.42 | $4.75–$632.96 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC HERPES SMPX I ANTIBODY | $10.68 | $53.42 | $4.75–$632.96 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 HERPES SMPX I ANTIBODY IGG | $12.20 | $61.00 | $12.85–$48.80 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 HERPES SIMPLEX TPE 1 | $12.20 | $61.00 | $12.85–$48.80 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 HERPES SMPX I ANTIBODY IGM | $12.20 | $61.00 | $12.85–$48.80 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $12.20 | $61.00 | $12.85–$48.80 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 SPC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $12.20 | $61.00 | $12.85–$48.80 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX HERPES SMPX I IGG | $12.86 | $64.32 | $4.75–$614.97 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 HERPES SMPX I IGG | $12.86 | $64.32 | $4.75–$614.97 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC HERPES SIMPLEX I AB | $14.34 | $71.68 | $4.75–$709.53 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC HERPES SIMPLEX I AB | $14.34 | $71.68 | $4.75–$709.53 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LAB SPC HERPES SIMPLEX I AB | $14.87 | $74.34 | $4.75–$563.99 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LAB SPC HERPES SIMPLEX I AB | $14.87 | $74.34 | $4.75–$563.99 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 HERPES SMPX I IGG | $17.20 | $86.01 | $12.85–$68.81 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 (HSV1) AND HSV2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB | $17.20 | $86.01 | $12.85–$68.81 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC HERPES SMPX I AB IGG CSF | $17.81 | $89.04 | $4.75–$704.59 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC HERPES SMPX I AB IGM CSF | $17.81 | $89.04 | $4.75–$762.45 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC HERPES SMPX I AB IGG CSF | $17.81 | $89.04 | $4.75–$704.59 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC HERPES SMPX I AB IGM CSF | $17.81 | $89.04 | $4.75–$762.45 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.60, median $6.60, highest $12.20 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $6.60. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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
This blood test looks for antibodies to herpes simplex virus type 1, which causes cold sores and some genital herpes.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86695 ($58.50). 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.
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXSPC HERPES SIMPLEX I AB IGG | $5.28 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSPC HERPES SIMPLEX I AB IGG | $5.28 | file |