Lab tests CPT 86696 Outpatient

Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Altus, OK

In Altus, OK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $46.32 to $46.32, with a median of $46.32. Across Oklahoma, the median is $65.10 at 40 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86696, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.

Lowest$46.32Jackson County Memorial Hospital
Median$46.32half pay less
Highest$46.32in 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 Altus, OK.

median
Lowest $46.32Highest $46.32

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Jackson County Memorial Hospital lowest Altus, OK · (580) 379-5500 Herpes Antibdy II Smplx Gentl $46.32 $46.32 $20.72–$44.00 — Dec 31, 2025
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Jackson County Memorial Hospital lowest Altus, OK · (580) 379-5500 Herpes II IgM $46.32 $46.32 $20.72–$44.00 — Dec 31, 2025
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Jackson County Memorial Hospital lowest Altus, OK · (580) 379-5500 Herpes II Igg $46.32 $46.32 $20.72–$44.00 — Dec 31, 2025
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Jackson County Memorial Hospital lowest Altus, OK · (580) 379-5500 Herpes Simplex Type 2 $46.32 $46.32 $20.72–$44.00 — Dec 31, 2025
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Outpatient: lowest $46.32, median $46.32, highest $46.32.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $46.32. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 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.