Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 26 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $7.50 to $115.00, with a median of $26.70. The lowest listed price is at Harper University Hospital and 5 other hospitals — $19.20 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $26.70 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 cities 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper University Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 HERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 2 | $7.50 | $10.00 | $1.00–$26.40 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 HERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 2 | $7.50 | $10.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan lowest Detroit, MI HERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 2 | $7.50 | $10.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital lowest Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 HERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 2 | $7.50 | $10.00 | $1.00–$26.40 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 HERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 2 | $7.50 | $10.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 HERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 2 | $7.50 | $10.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 HERPES AB SMPLX TYPE 2 | $7.50 | $10.00 | $1.00–$26.40 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 HSV TYPE2 GLYCO G-SPECIFI RFLX | $10.72 | $19.15 | $15.77 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI REF-HERPES II AB | $13.44 | $24.00 | $13.07–$22.98 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 REF-HERPES II AB | $13.44 | $24.00 | $14.12–$22.98 | 44% | — source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 HSV TYPE 2 AB IGG | $19.15 | $38.30 | $10.58–$32.41 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 HSV-2 SPECIFIC IGG | $20.21 | $43.00 | $22.98–$25.00 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 HSV 2 IGG ELISA-SJH | $20.21 | $43.00 | $22.98–$25.00 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 HSV 2 IGG ELISA -SJH | $20.21 | $43.00 | $22.98–$25.00 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 SJP-HSV-2 SPECIFIC IGG | $20.21 | $43.00 | $22.98–$25.00 | 53% | — source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $23.20 | $46.40 | $10.58–$33.49 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Herpes Simplex 2 IgG | $24.00 | $48.00 | $10.58–$33.49 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI HSV-2 ANTIBODY | $26.32 | $47.00 | $14.12–$34.79 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 HSV-2 ANTIBODY | $26.32 | $47.00 | $13.07–$34.79 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI HSV-2 ANTIBODY | $26.32 | $47.00 | $14.12–$34.79 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 HSV-2 ANTIBODY | $26.32 | $47.00 | $13.07–$34.79 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY IGG | $26.70 | $130.00 | $10.12–$68.07 | 79% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY IGG | $26.70 | $130.00 | $10.12–$68.07 | 79% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY IGG | $26.70 | $130.00 | $15.79–$26.70 | 79% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB LAB HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY IGG | $26.70 | $130.00 | $15.79–$26.70 | 79% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Herpes Simplex 2 IgG | $29.85 | $59.70 | $10.58–$59.69 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Herpes Simplex 2 IgG | $39.45 | $78.90 | $10.58–$52.55 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 HSV 2 IGG ELISA | $44.24 | $79.00 | $15.77–$36.67 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 HSV 2 IGG ELISA | $44.24 | $79.00 | $15.77–$36.67 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 HSV 2 IGG ELISA | $44.29 | $79.09 | $26.40–$36.67 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 HSV 2 IGG ELISA | $44.29 | $79.09 | $26.40–$36.67 | 44% | — source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 HSV-2 SPECIFIC IGG AB | $45.65 | $91.30 | $10.58–$68.48 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 HSV 2 IGG ELISA | $48.16 | $86.00 | $26.40–$36.67 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 HSV 2 IGG ELISA | $48.16 | $86.00 | $26.40–$36.67 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Herpes Simplex 2 IgG | $65.60 | $131.20 | $10.58–$45.78 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI HERPES II AB IGG | $85.50 | $114.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 HERPES II AB IGG | $102.00 | $136.00 | $1.00–$26.40 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 HERPES SIMPLEX 2 IGM AB | $110.25 | $147.00 | $1.00–$26.40 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 HERPES SIMPLEX 2 IGM AB | $110.25 | $147.00 | $1.00–$26.40 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Herpes Igg Tp2 | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Herpes Igg Tp2 | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Herpes Igg Tp2 | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Herpes Igg Tp2 | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Herpes Igg Tp2 | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | — source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 HERPES II AB IGG | $119.25 | $159.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 HERPES II AB IGG | $121.50 | $162.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 HERPES II AB IGG | $123.00 | $164.00 | $1.00–$26.40 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 HERPES II AB IGG | $123.00 | $164.00 | $1.00–$26.40 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 HERPES II AB IGG | $142.50 | $190.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.50, median $26.70, highest $115.00 — a 15.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $35.31. 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 12 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86696 ($66.08). 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.
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MIHERPES II AB IGG | $5.80 | file |