Herpes (HSV-1) blood test cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-1 antibody: from $6.12 to $140.28, with a median of $137.52. The lowest listed price is at Nebraska Methodist Hospital — $131.40 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $118.32 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital lowest Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 HSV Type 1 Glycoprotein IgG | $6.12 | $17.00 | $7.82–$27.30 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital lowest Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 HSV Type 1 Glycoprotein IgG | $6.12 | $17.00 | $7.82–$27.30 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 HSV 1 Glycoprotein G Ab IgG | $10.20 | $34.00 | $12.79–$27.30 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 HSV 1 Glycoprotein G Ab IgG | $12.24 | $34.00 | $12.79–$27.30 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 HSV 1 Glycoprotein G Ab IgG | $12.24 | $34.00 | $12.79–$27.30 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $18.20 | $28.00 | $3.69–$72.31 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $18.20 | $28.00 | $3.69–$72.31 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE I | $134.75 | $275.00 | $13.19–$269.50 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE I | $140.28 | $334.00 | $12.78–$283.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE I | $140.28 | $334.00 | $12.78–$283.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE I | $140.28 | $334.00 | $12.78–$283.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE I | $140.28 | $334.00 | $12.78–$283.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE I | $140.28 | $334.00 | $12.78–$283.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE I | $140.28 | $334.00 | $12.78–$283.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.12, median $137.52, highest $140.28 — a 22.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $140.28. 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 10 of 10 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IAHSV Type 1 Glycoprotein IgG | $5.10 | file |