Lab tests CPT 86696 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Naples, FL — inpatient

In Naples-Marco Island, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody as an inpatient: from $11.48 to $55.20, with a median of $33.34. The lowest listed price is at Naples HMA — $21.86 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $29.00 at 141 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86696, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$11.48Naples HMA
Median$33.34half pay less
Highest$55.20in this market
Difference4.8×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 Naples-Marco Island, FL.

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Lowest $11.48Highest $77.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Naples HMA lowest Naples, FL Q900973HSV2 IGM TITR $11.48 $47.82 $11.48–$31.75 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA lowest Naples, FL Q900973HSV2 IGM TITR $11.48 $47.82 $11.48–$31.75 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA lowest Naples, FL Q900973HSV2 IGM TITR $11.48 $47.82 $11.48–$31.75 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA Naples, FL Q91160 HSV2 $12.60 $52.49 $12.60–$34.85 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA Naples, FL Q91160 HSV2 $12.60 $52.49 $12.60–$34.85 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA Naples, FL Q91160 HSV2 $12.60 $52.49 $12.60–$34.85 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA Naples, FL Q3640 HSV 2 SPEC AB $17.64 $73.48 $17.64–$48.79 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA Naples, FL Q6447 HERPES SMP TP2 $17.64 $73.48 $17.64–$48.79 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA Naples, FL Q90849HERPES SMP TP2 $17.64 $73.48 $17.64–$48.79 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA Naples, FL Q3640 HSV 2 SPEC AB $17.64 $73.48 $17.64–$48.79 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA Naples, FL Q6447 HERPES SMP TP2 $17.64 $73.48 $17.64–$48.79 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA Naples, FL Q90849HERPES SMP TP2 $17.64 $73.48 $17.64–$48.79 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA Naples, FL Q3640 HSV 2 SPEC AB $17.64 $73.48 $17.64–$48.79 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA Naples, FL Q6447 HERPES SMP TP2 $17.64 $73.48 $17.64–$48.79 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples HMA Naples, FL Q90849HERPES SMP TP2 $17.64 $73.48 $17.64–$48.79 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Naples Community Hospital Naples, FL · (239) 624-5000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TEST TYPE 2 - HSV 2 IGM ANTIBODY $55.20 $138.00 — 60% Jul 1, 2026
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Naples Community Hospital Naples, FL · (239) 624-5000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TEST TYPE 2 - HSV 2 IGG ANTIBODY $58.40 $146.00 — 60% Jul 1, 2026
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Naples Community Hospital Naples, FL · (239) 624-5000 HC SO ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 - HSV-2 INHIBITION STUDY $77.60 $194.00 — 60% Jul 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $11.48, median $33.34, highest $55.20 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $31.91 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86696 ($72.03). 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.

Naples Community Hospital Naples, FLHC SO ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 - HSV 2 IGG TITER $6.00 file