Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Jacksonville, FL
In Jacksonville, FL, 9 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $26.46 to $153.54, with a median of $28.64. The lowest listed price is at University of Florida Health in Jacksonville — $2.18 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $28.64 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 86696, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Jacksonville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB HSV TYPE II SPECIFIC ABS | $26.46 | $48.10 | $6.06–$22.64 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF HSV2 AB SPEC | $28.64 | $77.40 | $15.48–$77.40 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF HSV2 AB SPEC | $28.64 | $77.40 | $15.48–$77.40 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF HSV2 AB SPEC | $28.64 | $77.40 | $15.48–$77.40 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF HSV2 AB SPEC | $28.64 | $77.40 | $15.48–$77.40 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF HSV2 AB SPEC | $28.64 | $77.40 | $15.48–$48.38 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF HSV2 AB SPEC | $28.64 | $77.40 | $15.48–$48.38 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF HSV2 AB SPEC | $28.64 | $77.40 | $15.48–$77.40 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF HSV2 AB SPEC | $28.64 | $77.40 | $15.48–$77.40 | 63% | — source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB PC HSV TYPE 2 SPECIFIC AB IGG | $28.97 | $52.68 | $6.06–$22.64 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB HSV 1 IGG TYPE SPEC | $28.97 | $52.68 | $6.06–$22.64 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB PC AB HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $28.97 | $52.68 | $6.06–$22.64 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 UC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $33.76 | $61.38 | $6.06–$22.64 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 UB UC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $33.76 | $61.38 | $6.06–$971.30 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches Jacksonville Beach, FL · (904) 247-2900 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY - INHIBITION | $153.54 | $247.65 | $5.50–$46.44 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY - INHIBITION | $153.54 | $247.65 | $49.53–$242.70 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY - INHIBITION | $153.54 | $247.65 | $49.53–$242.70 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY - INHIBITION | $153.54 | $247.65 | $52.01–$242.70 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida Fleming Island, FL HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY - INHIBITION | $153.54 | $247.65 | $49.53–$242.70 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Fernandina Beach, FL · (904) 321-3500 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY - INHIBITION | $153.54 | $247.65 | $71.82–$242.70 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.46, median $28.64, highest $153.54 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $28.64. 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 7 of 9 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.
22 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF HSV2 GLYCO G-SPECIFIC IGG-A | $2.22 | file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF HSV2 GLYCO G-SPECIFIC IGG-A | $2.22 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF HSV2 GLYCO G-SPECIFIC IGG-A | $2.22 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF HSV2 GLYCO G-SPECIFIC IGG-A | $2.22 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF HERP SIMPLX VIRS TYPE 2 ANTIB | $2.96 | file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF HERP SIMPLX VIRS TYPE 2 ANTIB | $2.96 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF HERP SIMPLX VIRS TYPE 2 ANTIB | $2.96 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF HERP SIMPLX VIRS TYPE 2 ANTIB | $2.96 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF HSV 2 IGG ABS CSF | $3.33 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF HSV 2 IGG ABS CSF | $3.33 | file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF HSV 2 IGG ABS CSF | $3.33 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF HSV 2 IGG ABS CSF | $3.33 | file |
| Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches Jacksonville Beach, FLHC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY | $4.71 | file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FLHC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY | $4.71 | file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FLHC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY | $4.71 | file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FLHC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY | $4.71 | file |
| Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida Fleming Island, FLHC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY | $4.71 | file |
| Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Fernandina Beach, FLHC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODY | $4.71 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF HSV HERPES TYPE 2 | $5.92 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF HSV HERPES TYPE 2 | $5.92 | file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF HSV HERPES TYPE 2 | $5.92 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF HSV HERPES TYPE 2 | $5.92 | file |