Lab tests CPT 86696 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient

In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody as an inpatient: from $18.90 to $100.00, with a median of $38.50. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center — $19.60 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $72.60 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 86696, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$18.90Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center
Median$38.50half pay less
Highest$100.00in this market
Difference5.3×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 Fort Wayne, IN.

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Lowest $18.90Highest $145.35

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center lowest Fort Wayne, IN 86696 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST $18.90 $70.00 $18.90–$70.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 86696 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST $25.20 $70.00 $17.64–$63.00 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 86696 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST $31.50 $70.00 $20.79–$63.00 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 86696 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST $38.50 $70.00 $20.93–$63.00 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN .HSV2 IgG Supplemental (LC) $41.04 $152.00 $41.04–$152.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN HSV 2 Specific Ab IgG (LC) $41.04 $152.00 $41.04–$152.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 HSV 2 Specific Ab IgG (LC) $54.72 $152.00 $38.30–$136.80 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 .HSV2 IgG Supplemental (LC) $54.72 $152.00 $38.30–$136.80 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 86696 HERPES SIMP TYPE 2 $54.72 $152.00 $38.30–$136.80 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC HSVT- HSVT2 HSV 2 IGM TITER $95.00 $190.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC HSV2-IGG ANTIBODIES $95.00 $190.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC HSVT- HSVT2 HSV 2 IGM TITER $100.00 $200.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC HSV2-IGG ANTIBODIES $100.00 $200.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC HSVT- HSVT2 HSV 2 IGM TITER $100.00 $200.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC HSV2-IGG ANTIBODIES $100.00 $200.00 — 50% —
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 .HSV2 IgG Supplemental (LC) $102.85 $187.00 $55.91–$168.30 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 HSV 2 Specific Ab IgG (LC) $102.85 $187.00 $55.91–$168.30 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 86696 HERPES SIMP TYPE 2 $102.85 $187.00 $55.91–$168.30 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 86696 HERPES SIMP TYPE 2 $145.35 $323.00 $95.93–$290.70 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 .HSV2 IgG Supplemental (LC) $145.35 $323.00 $95.93–$290.70 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 HSV 2 Specific Ab IgG (LC) $145.35 $323.00 $95.93–$290.70 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 86696 Q90849 HERPES SMP TP2 $145.35 $323.00 $95.93–$290.70 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $18.90, median $38.50, highest $100.00 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $21.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.