Herpes (HSV-1) blood test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 24 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-1 antibody: from $25.80 to $521.40, with a median of $83.46. The lowest listed price is at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital — $57.66 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $80.00 at 99 hospitals.
- The median here, $83.46, is 42% above the US median of $58.67.
- That is 6.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($13.19).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 16 cities for code 86695, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital lowest Kittanning, PA ANTIBODY HERPES SIMPLEX 1 File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $25.80 | $86.00 | $11.90–$86.00 | 70% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 HERPES SIMPLEX I IGG File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $34.80 | $58.00 | $15.60–$71.08 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 HERPES I File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $35.32 | $50.45 | $9.23–$36.32 | 30% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; TYPE 1 File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $72.00 | $12.46–$171.55 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 TEST File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $74.00 | $12.46–$171.55 | 50% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Herpes Simplex Abs Type I Igg+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $49.70 | $71.00 | $13.28–$74.55 | 30% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 HSV 1 GLYCOPROTEIN IGG AB+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $52.80 | $88.00 | $79.20–$676.72 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 HSV 1 GLYCOPROTEIN IGG AB+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $52.80 | $88.00 | $12.27–$10,068.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS I IGM+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $52.80 | $88.00 | $12.27–$70.40 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 HSV I IGG ANTIBODY+11 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $64.20 | $107.00 | $13.03–$94.16 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE I ANTIBODY+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $120.00 | $12.26–$119.67 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 AB File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $82.39 | $107.00 | $6.39–$33.29 | 23% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 AB File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $83.46 | $107.00 | $6.39–$200.42 | 22% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 AB File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $83.46 | $107.00 | $6.39–$34.03 | 22% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 AB File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $86.87 | $119.00 | $6.58–$43.66 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 AB File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $90.44 | $119.00 | $6.58–$44.08 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 AB File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $91.53 | $113.00 | $6.39–$32.13 | 19% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 .HERPES 1 IgM+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $93.00 | $155.00 | $52.24–$120.90 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 HERPES SIMPLEX I IGM File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $93.00 | $155.00 | $41.70–$189.95 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 HSV I IGG ANTIBODY+10 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $96.00 | $160.00 | $11.39–$136.00 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 HSV TYPE I P5909+10 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $99.00 | $165.00 | $11.00–$148.50 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 P3731+5 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $108.60 | $181.00 | $12.23–$153.85 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 P3731+10 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $198.00 | $330.00 | $13.03–$264.00 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC HSV 1 IGM TITER+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $292.80 | $488.00 | $12.34–$448.96 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 HSV-1 IGG AB+8 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $411.60 | $686.00 | $11.75–$617.40 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE I P3862+13 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $521.40 | $869.00 | $13.03–$738.65 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $25.80, median $83.46, highest $521.40 — a 20.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 25 facilities here, median $83.46. 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 19 of 24 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
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