Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Oshkosh, WI
In Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $58.71 to $78.90, with a median of $71.95. The lowest listed price is at Ascension NE Wisconsin — $13.24 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $81.29 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 86696, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension NE Wisconsin lowest Oshkosh, WI HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $58.71 | $103.00 | $20.32–$43.51 | 43% | — source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI · (920) 456-6000 AB, HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $65.00 | $130.00 | $15.48–$110.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI · (920) 456-6000 AB, HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 IGG | $65.00 | $130.00 | $15.48–$110.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh, WI HERPES SIMPLEX,TYPE 2 | $78.90 | $140.90 | — | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah, WI · (920) 729-3100 HERPES SIMPLEX,TYPE 2 | $78.90 | $140.90 | — | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $58.71, median $71.95, highest $78.90 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $65.00. 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 1 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.