Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 23 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody as an inpatient: from $19.35 to $273.24, with a median of $31.80. The lowest listed price is at Hmh Hospitals — $12.45 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $59.40 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 17 cities for code 86696, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 2026.
Lowest$19.35Hmh Hospitals
Median$31.80half pay less
Highest$273.24in this market
Difference14.1×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $19.35Highest $308.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2 GLYCOPROTEIN G-SPECIFIC AB IGG BY EL | $19.35 | $47.00 | $7.80–$47.00 | 59% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $19.35 | $67.00 | $11.12–$67.00 | 71% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2 IGG WITH REFLEX TO HSV-2 INHIBITION QST | $19.35 | $95.00 | $15.77–$95.00 | 80% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ REFLEX HSV2 IGG INHIBITION ELISA QST | $19.35 | $382.00 | $63.41–$382.00 | 95% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ HSV 2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB QST | $19.35 | $67.00 | $11.12–$67.00 | 71% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ REFLEX HSV 2 IGM TITER QST | $19.35 | $95.00 | $15.77–$95.00 | 80% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ ANTIBODY HERPES SIMPLX TYPE 2 | $19.35 | $67.00 | $11.12–$67.00 | 71% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ HSV 1/2 AB IGG IGM REFLEX CSF ARUP | $19.35 | $66.00 | $10.96–$66.00 | 71% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Hsv Type 2 Ab | $22.25 | $100.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $22.25 | $233.05 | $8.69–$221.40 | 90% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Hsv Type 2 Ab | $22.25 | $84.00 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Hsv Type 2 Ab | $22.25 | $53.00 | — | 58% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Hsv Type 2 Ab | $22.25 | $84.00 | — | 74% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Hsv Type 2 Ab | $22.25 | $171.00 | — | 87% | — source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $23.22 | $169.42 | $14.64–$197.18 | 86% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $23.22 | $169.42 | $14.64–$197.18 | 86% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $23.22 | $169.42 | $14.64–$197.18 | 86% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $23.22 | $169.42 | $14.64–$197.18 | 86% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $23.22 | $169.42 | $14.64–$197.18 | 86% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 HSV TYPE 2AB,IGG 6071751 | $31.80 | $53.00 | $15.48–$61.73 | 40% | — source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Xpld-Herpes Type II 86696 | $35.00 | $350.00 | $27.37–$280.00 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Belle Mead, NJ ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $38.00 | $95.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Belle Mead, NJ ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $38.00 | $95.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Hsv 2 Igg 86696 (Reflex if Req.) | $39.70 | $397.00 | $31.05–$317.60 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Hsv 2 Igm Titer | $44.80 | $64.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Hsv-2 Igg | $44.80 | $64.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Xpld-Torch Panel Igg- Hsv2 Igg 86696 | $47.70 | $477.00 | $37.30–$381.60 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Ab; Hsv 1 | $49.78 | $71.11 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Xpld-Herpes Vrs Igg Type286696 | $54.50 | $545.00 | $42.62–$436.00 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Xpld-Herpes Simplex 86696 | $54.50 | $545.00 | $42.62–$436.00 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Xpld-Herpes Vrs Igm Type286696 | $54.50 | $545.00 | $42.62–$436.00 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Hsv 1/2 Ab Igm CSF | $61.20 | $68.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Hsv 1/2 Ab Igm CSF | $61.20 | $68.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Hsv 1/2 Ab Igm CSF | $61.20 | $68.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Hsv 1/2 Ab Igm CSF | $61.20 | $68.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Hsv 1/2 Ab Igm CSF | $61.20 | $68.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Hsv Type 2 Igm Titer 86696 | $63.10 | $631.00 | $49.34–$504.80 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 HSV TYPE 2 Ab/IgG 6150052 | $79.80 | $133.00 | $15.48–$113.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 HERPES SIMPLEX 2 AB | $97.00 | $97.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY · (845) 786-4000 HERPES SIMPLEX AB TYPE 2,IGG | $101.00 | $101.00 | $14.50–$29.03 | — | — source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Rflx-Herpes Virus 2 Igm Titer 86696 | $110.70 | $1,107.00 | $86.57–$885.60 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 2 | $153.00 | $170.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 2 | $153.00 | $170.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 2 | $153.00 | $170.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 2 | $153.00 | $170.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 2 | $153.00 | $170.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2, IGG | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2, IGM | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Rflx Hsv 1 / 2-Hsv2-Inhibition 86696 | $308.00 | $3,080.00 | $240.86–$2,464.00 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $19.35, median $31.80, highest $273.24 — a 14.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 49 facilities here, median $23.22 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 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.