Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $10.18 to $118.95, with a median of $69.00. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center and 4 other hospitals — $58.82 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $70.50 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 Mar 23, 2026 and Apr 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 CHG ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $10.18 | $15.66 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 CHG ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $10.18 | $15.66 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $10.18 | $15.66 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 CHG ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $10.18 | $15.66 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $10.18 | $15.66 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 CHG ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $10.18 | $15.66 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 CHG ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $10.18 | $15.66 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $10.18 | $15.66 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC HSV 2 IGG AB | $29.15 | $44.84 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE II GLYCOPROTEIN | $29.15 | $44.84 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE II GLYCOPROTEIN | $29.15 | $44.84 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE II GLYCOPROTEIN | $29.15 | $44.84 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE II GLYCOPROTEIN | $29.15 | $44.84 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE II GLYCOPROTEIN | $29.15 | $44.84 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE II GLYCOPROTEIN | $29.15 | $44.84 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 Hsv Type 2-Igg | $59.80 | $92.00 | $15.48–$92.00 | 35% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Tuality Healthcare Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 Hsv Type 2-Igg | $59.80 | $92.00 | $15.09–$92.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $78.20 | $92.00 | $23.00–$75.84 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $78.20 | $92.00 | $23.00–$75.84 | 15% | — source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC HSV 2 ANTIBODY IGG | $91.50 | $122.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC HSV 2 ANTIBODY IGG | $91.50 | $122.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC HSV 2 ANTIBODY IGG | $91.50 | $122.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC HSV 2 ANTIBODY IGG | $91.50 | $122.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC HSV 2 ANTIBODY IGG | $91.50 | $122.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; TYPE 2 | $118.95 | $183.00 | $7.74–$62.78 | 35% | — source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC HSV 2 IGG AB | $146.25 | $225.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC HSV 2 IGG AB | $146.25 | $225.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC HSV 2 IGG AB | $146.25 | $225.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC HSV 2 IGG AB | $146.25 | $225.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC HSV 2 IGG AB | $146.25 | $225.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC HSV 2 IGG AB | $146.25 | $225.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC HSV 2 IGG AB | $146.25 | $225.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE II GLYCOPROTEIN | $258.05 | $397.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE II GLYCOPROTEIN | $258.05 | $397.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.18, median $69.00, highest $118.95 — a 11.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $78.20. 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 2 of 5 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86696 ($66.08). 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.
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WAHC PRENAT INFECT DIS AB, IGG PART 1 | $6.56 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORHC PRENAT INFECT DIS AB, IGG PART 1 | $6.56 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORHC PRENAT INFECT DIS AB, IGG PART 1 | $6.56 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORHC PRENAT INFECT DIS AB, IGG PART 1 | $6.56 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORHC PRENAT INFECT DIS AB, IGG PART 1 | $6.56 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORHC PRENAT INFECT DIS AB, IGG PART 1 | $6.56 | file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, ORHC PRENAT INFECT DIS AB, IGG PART 1 | $6.56 | file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, ORHC PRENAT INFECT DIS AB, IGG PART 1 | $6.56 | file |