Herpes (HSV-1) blood test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 24 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-1 antibody: from $13.00 to $249.60, with a median of $37.25. The lowest listed price is at Roxborough Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $24.25 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $80.00 at 99 hospitals.
- The median here, $37.25, is 37% below the US median of $58.67.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($13.19).
- Philadelphia, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 6 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 21 cities for code 86695, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Lowest$13.00Roxborough Memorial Hospital + 1 more
Median$37.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$249.60in this market
Difference19.2×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
median
Lowest $13.00Highest $249.60
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Herpes Simplex Test, Type 1 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $13.00 | $138.13 | $10.55–$133.99 | 91% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Herpes Simplex Test, Type 1 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $13.00 | $165.00 | $10.55–$132.00 | 92% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Hsv 1/2 Igg Specific Antibodies: Hsv Type 1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Hsv 1/2 Igg Specific Antibodies: Hsv Type 1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Hsv 1/2 Igg Specific Antibodies: Hsv Type 1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Hsv 1/2 Igg Specific Antibodies: Hsv Type 1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Herpes Simplex Virus 1/2 Antibody Igm Ifa With Reflex Comp 1 Quest+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $26.00 | — | — |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Hsv Type 1 Mayo+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $29.80 | $298.00 | $10.32–$185.69 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Hsv Type 1 Mayo File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.80 | $298.00 | $10.32–$185.69 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Hsv Type 1 Mayo File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.80 | $298.00 | $10.32–$185.69 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Hsv Type 1 Mayo File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.80 | $298.00 | $10.32–$185.69 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Hsv Type 1 Mayo File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.80 | $298.00 | $10.32–$185.69 | 90% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Hsv Type 1 and Type 2 Component 2+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $36.00 | — | — |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Herpes Simplex 1 + 2 Igg Ab Quest Component 1+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $37.00 | — | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ HSV 1 ANTIBODY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $44.70 | $44.70 | $8.55–$60.64 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 HSV 1 ANTIBODY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $44.70 | $44.70 | $9.04–$60.64 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 HSV 1 ANTIBODY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $44.70 | $44.70 | $9.04–$60.64 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ HSV 1 ANTIBODY File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $44.70 | $44.70 | $7.53–$60.64 | — |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Quest 12598 Herpes Simplex Type 1 Antibody Igg CSF File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $44.85 | $69.00 | $12.93–$244.68 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Quest 17169 Herpes Simplex Type 1 Antibody Igg File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $45.50 | $70.00 | $12.93–$244.68 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Quest 85428 Herpes Simplex Type 1 Antibody Igg CSF File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $48.10 | $74.00 | $12.93–$244.68 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Quest Herpes Simplex Type 1 Antibody Titer Igm+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $50.70 | $78.00 | $12.93–$244.68 | 35% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Herpes Simplex Type 1 IgM+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $63.84 | $106.40 | $13.19–$65.45 | 40% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Hsv Type 1 Ab+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $69.00 | $69.00 | — | — |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Hsv 1 Igm+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.20 | $183.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Hsv 1 Igm+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.20 | $183.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Hsv 1 Igm+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.20 | $183.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Hsvg/Hgcsf Herpes 1+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.20 | $183.00 | — | 60% |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Quest 42832 Herpes Simplex Type 1 Antibody Igg+6 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $85.15 | $131.00 | $13.10–$199.94 | 35% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Warde 3007450 Herpes Simplex Type 1 Antibody Igg+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $124.80 | $192.00 | $13.16–$230.96 | 35% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Hsv 1 Igm Titer+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $140.00 | $140.00 | — | — |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1 AB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $160.05 | $160.05 | — | — |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 TEST File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $171.90 | $191.00 | $13.19–$158.19 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 TEST File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $171.90 | $191.00 | $13.19–$2,095.30 | 10% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Encephalitis Antibody CSF Component 5+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $179.00 | $179.00 | — | — |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Warde 3007450 Herpes Simplex Type 1 Antibody Igg+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $249.60 | $384.00 | $13.19–$473.55 | 35% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $13.00, median $37.25, highest $249.60 — a 19.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $44.70. 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 17 of 18 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.
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