Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Salem, OR
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $10.18 to $75.79, with a median of $75.79. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $65.61 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $70.50 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 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 Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 CHG ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 | $10.18 | $15.66 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE II GLYCOPROTEIN | $29.15 | $44.84 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE II GLYCOPROTEIN | $29.15 | $44.84 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC HSV 2 IGG AB | $29.15 | $44.84 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG HSV TYPE 2, IGG AB | $75.79 | $143.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG HSV TYPE 2, IGG AB | $75.79 | $143.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG HSV TYPE 2, IGG AB | $75.79 | $143.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG HSV TYPE 2, IGG AB | $75.79 | $143.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC HSV 2 IGG AB | $121.55 | $187.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.18, median $75.79, highest $75.79 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $75.79. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
2 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 Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORHC PRENAT INFECT DIS AB, IGG PART 1 | $6.56 | file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORHC PRENAT INFECT DIS AB, IGG PART 1 | $6.56 | file |