Lab tests CPT 86696 Outpatient

Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Allentown, PA

In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $22.25 to $22.25, with a median of $22.25. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $96.80 at 60 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86696, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$22.25Hackettstown Medical Center
Median$22.25half pay less
Highest$22.25in this market
Difference1.0×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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.

median
Lowest $22.25Highest $149.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hackettstown Medical Center lowest Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Hsv Type 2 Ab $22.25 $269.00 — 92% —
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Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Hsv Type 2 Ab $149.70 $4,335.00 — 97% —
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Outpatient: lowest $22.25, median $22.25, highest $22.25.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $22.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

This blood test looks for antibodies to herpes simplex virus type 2, the usual cause of genital herpes.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.