Herpes (HSV-1) blood test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-1 antibody as an inpatient: from $10.17 to $10.27, with a median of $10.22. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $0.05 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $52.00 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86695, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 #HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 IGG | $10.17 | $40.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 #HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 IGG | $10.27 | $40.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 HSV2 IGM AB | $38.90 | $153.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 HSV2 IGM AB | $39.26 | $153.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 #HSV2 IGM AB | $42.71 | $168.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 #HSV2 IGM AB | $43.11 | $168.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $10.17, median $10.22, highest $10.27.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $12.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86695 ($61.20). 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.
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, ARHSV TYPE 1 | $4.88 | file |