Herpes (HSV-1) blood test cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 22 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-1 antibody as an inpatient: from $13.19 to $273.24, with a median of $18.72. The lowest listed price is at Hmh Hospitals — $5.53 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $39.20 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 16 cities for code 86695, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 2026.
Lowest$13.19Hmh Hospitals
Median$18.72half pay less
Highest$273.24in this market
Difference20.7×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $13.19Highest $273.24
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $13.19 | $67.00 | $11.12–$67.00 | 80% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ REFLEX HSV 1 IGM TITER QST | $13.19 | $95.00 | $15.77–$95.00 | 86% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ ANTIBODY HERPES SIMPLX TYPE 1 | $13.19 | $95.00 | $15.77–$95.00 | 86% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ HSV 1/2 AB IGG IGM REFLEX CSF ARUP | $13.19 | $83.00 | $13.78–$83.00 | 84% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ REFLX HSV 2 GLYCO PROT G SPEC IGG ELISA CSF ARUP | $13.19 | $95.00 | $15.77–$95.00 | 86% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 1 GLYCOPROTEIN G-SPECIFIC AB IGG BY EL | $13.19 | $47.00 | $7.80–$47.00 | 72% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ REFLX HSV 1 GLYCOPR G SPEC AB IGG ELISA CSF ARUP | $13.19 | $90.00 | $14.94–$90.00 | 85% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ HSV 1 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB QST | $13.19 | $95.00 | $15.77–$95.00 | 86% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Hsv Type 1 Ab | $15.17 | $53.00 | — | 71% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Hsv Type 1 Ab | $15.17 | $141.00 | — | 89% | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $15.17 | $251.78 | $8.69–$239.19 | 94% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Hsv Type 1 Ab | $15.17 | $84.00 | — | 82% | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Hsv Type 1 Ab | $15.17 | $84.00 | — | 82% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Hsv Type 1 Ab | $15.17 | $84.00 | — | 82% | — source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC ANTB HERPES SMPLX TYP 1 | $15.83 | $126.15 | $11.87–$169.02 | 87% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC ANTB HERPES SMPLX TYP 1 | $15.83 | $126.15 | $11.87–$169.02 | 87% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC ANTB HERPES SMPLX TYP 1 | $15.83 | $126.15 | $11.87–$169.02 | 87% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC ANTB HERPES SMPLX TYP 1 | $15.83 | $126.15 | $11.87–$169.02 | 87% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC ANTB HERPES SMPLX TYP 1 | $15.83 | $126.15 | $11.87–$169.02 | 87% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 HSV TYPE 1AB, IGG 6071751 | $21.60 | $36.00 | $10.55–$42.08 | 40% | — source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Xpld-Herpes Type 1 86695 | $23.80 | $238.00 | $18.61–$190.40 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Hsv 1 Igm Titer | $30.80 | $44.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Antibody; Herpes Simplex Type | $30.80 | $44.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Xpld-Torch Panel Igg- Hsv1 Igg 86695 | $32.50 | $325.00 | $25.42–$260.00 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Ab; Hsv 1 | $34.05 | $48.64 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Belle Mead, NJ ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $36.00 | $90.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Belle Mead, NJ ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 | $36.00 | $90.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Herpes Smplx (Tot Ab)*X*86695 | $36.90 | $369.00 | $28.86–$295.20 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Herpes Virus Igm Type186695*X* | $36.90 | $369.00 | $28.86–$295.20 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Herpes Virus Igg Type186695*X* | $36.90 | $369.00 | $28.86–$295.20 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 H SIMPLEX IGG AB | $47.00 | $47.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Hsv 1/2 Ab Screen Igg CSF | $61.20 | $68.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Hsv 1/2 Ab Screen Igg CSF | $61.20 | $68.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Hsv 1/2 Ab Screen Igg CSF | $61.20 | $68.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Hsv 1/2 Ab Screen Igg CSF | $61.20 | $68.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Hsv 1/2 Ab Screen Igg CSF | $61.20 | $68.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Hsv Type 1 Igm Titer 86695 | $63.10 | $631.00 | $49.34–$504.80 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 HSV TYPE 1 Ab/IgG 6150052 | $73.80 | $123.00 | $10.55–$104.55 | 40% | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Herpes Simplex 1+2 Igg Ab(A+c) | $87.90 | $125.57 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Rflx-Herpes Virus 1 Igm Titer 86695 | $110.70 | $1,107.00 | $86.57–$885.60 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 1 | $135.00 | $150.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 1 | $135.00 | $150.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 1 | $135.00 | $150.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 1 | $135.00 | $150.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 1 | $135.00 | $150.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Herpes Simplex V1+2 Igm Ab | $216.36 | $309.08 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1, IGM | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1, IGG | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $13.19, median $18.72, highest $273.24 — a 20.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 50 facilities here, median $15.83 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 8 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
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.