Herpes (HSV-1) blood test cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-1 antibody: from $4.99 to $58.80, with a median of $25.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy San Juan Medical Center — $20.01 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $19.38 at 190 hospitals.
- The median here, $25.00, is 57% below the US median of $58.67.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($13.19).
- Sacramento, CA ranks 3rd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 86695, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 19, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center lowest Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 RL-A-HERPICSF 50379 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $4.99 | $22.11 | $2.44–$40.26 | 77% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 RL-A-HERP I S 50292 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $5.04 | $13.50 | $1.49–$40.26 | 63% |
| Marshall Medical Center Placerville, CA · (530) 622-1441 RF ARUP ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $5.33 | $9.36 | $4.77–$26.88 | 43% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 RL-A-HERPICSF 50379 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $5.36 | $22.11 | $7.74–$40.26 | 76% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 RL-A-HERPICSF 50379 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $5.60 | $22.11 | $2.44–$22.11 | 75% |
| Marshall Medical Center Placerville, CA · (530) 622-1441 RF ARUP LAB HSV1 File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $6.68 | $11.72 | $5.98–$26.88 | 43% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 RL-A-HERPICSF 50379 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $8.25 | $22.11 | $2.44–$40.26 | 63% |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG CORE HSV 1 AB IGG TYPE SPECIFIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $25.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG CORE HSV 1 AB IGG TYPE SPECIFIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $25.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG CORE HSV 1 AB IGG TYPE SPECIFIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $25.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG CORE HSV 1 AB IGG TYPE SPECIFIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $25.00 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.80 | $105.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.80 | $105.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.80 | $105.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
Outpatient: lowest $4.99, median $25.00, highest $58.80 — a 11.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $25.00. 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 5 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 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.
What herpes (HSV-1) blood test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Herpes (HSV-1) blood test explained.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86695 ($46.90). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-HERP I S 50292 | $2.50 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-HERP I S 50292 | $3.05 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-HERP I S 50292 | $3.27 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-HERP I S 50292 | $3.42 | file |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-HERPICSF 50379 | $4.09 | file |