Lab tests CPT 86696 Outpatient

Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Marietta, OH

In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $68.70 to $91.60, with a median of $80.15. The lowest listed price is at Selby General Hospital — $11.45 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $66.30 at 94 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86696, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$68.70Selby General Hospital
Median$80.15half pay less
Highest$91.60in this market
Difference1.3×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 Marietta, OH.

median
Lowest $68.70Highest $91.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Selby General Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Antibody;Herpes Simplex Ii $68.70 $114.50 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Antibody;Herpes Simplex Ii $91.60 $152.66 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $68.70, median $80.15, highest $91.60 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $80.15. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.