Lab tests CPT 86696 Outpatient

Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Defiance, OH

In Defiance, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $181.20 to $181.20, with a median of $181.20. Across Ohio, the median is $66.30 at 94 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86696, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$181.20Mercy Health Defiance Hospital
Median$181.20half pay less
Highest$181.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH · (419) 782-8444 HC Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 2 $181.20 $302.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $181.20, median $181.20, highest $181.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $181.20. 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.