Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Gulfport, MS
In Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, 4 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $21.66 to $32.40, with a median of $25.00. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock — $3.34 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $41.99 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 86696, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 24, 2026 and Feb 24, 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock lowest Bay St. Louis, MS · (228) 467-8600 HC HSV2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB | $21.66 | $57.00 | $13.82 | 62% | — source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport, MS · (228) 575-7000 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $23.00 | $115.00 | $19.35–$36.77 | 80% | — source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula, MS · (228) 809-5000 ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; TYPE 2 | $27.00 | $90.00 | $19.35–$36.77 | 70% | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs, MS · (228) 575-7000 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $32.40 | $108.00 | $19.35–$9,277.00 | 70% | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula, MS · (228) 809-5000 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $32.40 | $108.00 | $19.35–$36.77 | 70% | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis, MS · (228) 467-8600 HC HSV2 IGG | $41.04 | $108.00 | $13.82 | 62% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis, MS · (228) 467-8600 HC HSV2 GLYCOPROTEIN G-SPECIFIC AB | $42.56 | $112.00 | $13.82 | 62% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $21.66, median $25.00, highest $32.40 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $21.66. 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 3 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.