Herpes (HSV-1) blood test cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-1 antibody as an inpatient: from $6.00 to $381.61, with a median of $30.10. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health - Lakewood — $24.10 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $57.17 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 17 cities for code 86695, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health - Lakewood lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 1/3 | $6.00 | $15.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Herpes I Ab Igg (1) | $9.00 | $9.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 1/3 | $13.50 | $33.75 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $18.24 | $38.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $18.24 | $38.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $18.24 | $38.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB HERPES I IGM AB SCRN | $22.79 | $35.07 | $7,175.00–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TEST - TYPE 1 IGG | $30.10 | $86.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TEST - TYPE 1 IGG | $30.10 | $86.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TEST - TYPE 1 IGG | $30.10 | $86.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TEST - TYPE 1 IGG | $30.10 | $86.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TEST - TYPE 1 IGG | $30.10 | $86.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TEST - TYPE 1 IGG | $41.28 | $86.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TEST - TYPE 1 IGG | $41.28 | $86.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TEST - TYPE 1 IGG | $41.28 | $86.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $74.88 | $144.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $74.88 | $144.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $74.88 | $144.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $74.88 | $144.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $74.88 | $144.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $74.88 | $144.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $74.88 | $144.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $74.88 | $144.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $74.88 | $144.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $84.00 | $210.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB AB HERPES 1 IGM ONLY | $84.00 | $210.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB CSF HSV 1 IGG | $381.61 | $587.09 | $13,270.00–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB LAB HERPES SIMPLEX TYP 1 IGG | $381.61 | $587.09 | $13,270.00–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $6.00, median $30.10, highest $381.61 — a 63.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $30.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
17 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.
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 1 # | $2.16 | file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Herpes Simplex Test - Type 1 Igg | $2.16 | file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CAHC HSV TYPE 1 BY IMMUNOBLOT | $3.60 | file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CAHC HSV TYPE 1 BY IMMUNOBLOT | $3.60 | file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CAHC HSV TYPE 1 BY IMMUNOBLOT | $3.60 | file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CAHERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 1/3 | $4.00 | file |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CAHERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 1 | $4.00 | file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CAHERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 1 | $4.00 | file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CAHERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 1 | $4.00 | file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CAHC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 IGG/IGM LAB | $4.02 | file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CAHC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 IGG/IGM LAB | $4.02 | file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CAHC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 IGG/IGM LAB | $4.02 | file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CAHC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 LAB | $4.08 | file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CAHC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 LAB | $4.08 | file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CAHC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 LAB | $4.08 | file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CAHERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 1 | $4.80 | file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Herpes Simplex 1 Test | $5.24 | file |