Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in North Port, FL
In North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $8.99 to $198.85, with a median of $103.92. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Blake Hospital — $94.93 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $29.00 at 141 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86696, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 HERPES SIMPLEX 2 AB IGM | $8.99 | $8.99 | $0.42–$8.27 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 HERPES SIMPLEX 2 AB QL | $158.13 | $158.13 | $7.43–$145.48 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL Antibody; herpes simplex, type 2 | $198.85 | $198.85 | $19.35 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL Antibody; herpes simplex, type 2 UNSCHEDULED | $198.85 | $198.85 | $61.41–$62.70 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL Antibody; herpes simplex, type 2 Other Outpatient | $198.85 | $198.85 | $19.35 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL HERPES SIMPLEX 2 AB IGG | $198.85 | $198.85 | $9.35–$182.94 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.99, median $103.92, highest $198.85 — a 22.1× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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.
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.
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FLHERPES SIMPLEX 2 AB IGG | $3.25 | file |