Herpes (HSV-1) blood test cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-1 antibody: from $71.78 to $82.80, with a median of $78.00. The lowest listed price is at Elliot Hospital — $6.22 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $74.89 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 86695, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Hospital lowest Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 1 | $71.78 | $194.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital lowest Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 General Lab/Serology | $71.78 | $194.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX, TYPE 1 | $78.00 | $200.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC SO HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $78.00 | $200.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 86695/HSV AB TYPE 1 | $82.80 | $138.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $71.78, median $78.00, highest $82.80 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $78.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.