Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $11.25 to $128.00, with a median of $102.00. The lowest listed price is at Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital — $90.75 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $51.35 at 91 hospitals.
- The median here, $102.00, is 54% above the US median of $66.08.
- That is 5.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($19.35).
- Grand Rapids, MI ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Michigan by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 86696, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and May 1, 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital lowest Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 HSV TYPES 2 AB IGG+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $11.25 | $11.25 | $7.03–$15.00 | — |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 HB Hsv-2 Igg Ab File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.00 | $120.00 | $14.51–$97.20 | 75% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB Hsv-2 Igg Ab File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.00 | $120.00 | $87.50–$283.50 | 75% |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Warde 3007020 Herpes Simplex Type 2 Antibody Igg+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $58.50 | $90.00 | $10.58–$119.62 | 35% |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Herpes Simplex Type 2 Antibody Igg File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $70.85 | $109.00 | $10.58–$119.62 | 35% |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 .HSV 2 IGM ANTIBODY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 22, 2026 · source file | $76.80 | $96.00 | $13.99–$84.77 | 20% |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 HSV 2 IGG WITH REFLEX+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 22, 2026 · source file | $92.80 | $116.00 | $13.99–$102.43 | 20% |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 HC HERPES IGG TP2 File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $102.00 | $102.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Herpes Igg Tp2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $102.00 | $102.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 HC HERPES IGG TP2 File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $102.00 | $102.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Herpes Igg Tp2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $102.00 | $102.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 HC HERPES IGG TP2 File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $128.00 | $128.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Herpes Igg Tp2+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $128.00 | $128.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Herpes Igg Tp2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $128.00 | $128.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 HC HERPES IGG TP2 File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $128.00 | $128.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings, MI · (269) 945-3451 HC HERPES IGG TP2 File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $128.00 | $128.00 | — | — |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 HERPES SIMPLEX 2 AB IGG File of Apr 22, 2026 · source file | $216.80 | $271.00 | $13.99–$239.29 | 20% |
Outpatient: lowest $11.25, median $102.00, highest $128.00 — a 11.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $102.00. 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 herpes (HSV-2) blood test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Herpes (HSV-2) blood test explained.