Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $10.82 to $125.60, with a median of $59.93. The lowest listed price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics — $49.11 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $84.00 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 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 Feb 28, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Herpes Simplex Test, Type 2 Lab3312 | $10.82 | $21.65 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Herpes Simplex Test, Type 2 Lab6020 | $21.75 | $43.50 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Hsv-2 Type Spec Ab, Igg W/Rflx | $23.20 | $46.39 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC HERPES SIMPLEX II IGM AB | $43.27 | $150.11 | $19.35–$143.46 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC HERPES SIMPLEX II IGM AB | $45.66 | $150.11 | $19.35–$143.46 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC HERPES SIMPLEX II IGM AB | $45.84 | $150.11 | $19.35–$135.10 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC HERPES SIMPLEX II IGM AB | $47.11 | $150.11 | $19.35–$143.46 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC HERPES SIMPLEX II IGM AB | $49.72 | $150.11 | $19.35–$143.46 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC HERPES SIMPLEX II IGM AB | $53.05 | $150.11 | $19.35–$143.46 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ANTIBODY,HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $66.81 | $131.00 | $78.60–$104.80 | 49% | — source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC HSV 2 IGG IMMUNOBLOT | $86.97 | $301.72 | $19.35–$226.29 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC HSV 2 IGG IMMUNOBLOT | $91.77 | $301.72 | $19.35–$226.29 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC HSV 2 IGG IMMUNOBLOT | $92.14 | $301.72 | $19.35–$271.55 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC HSV 2 IGG IMMUNOBLOT | $94.69 | $301.72 | $19.35–$226.29 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC HERPES (HSV) TYPE 2 IGG | $96.00 | $120.00 | $9.00–$96.00 | 20% | — source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC HSV 2 IGG IMMUNOBLOT | $99.93 | $301.72 | $19.35–$226.29 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 - TYPE 2 IGG | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 CDM | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC HSV 2 ANTIBODY IGG | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 LAB | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 CDM | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC HSV 2 ANTIBODY IGG | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 LAB | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 - TYPE 2 IGG | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 CDM | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 LAB | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC HSV 2 ANTIBODY IGG | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 - TYPE 2 IGG | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 CDM | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 LAB | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC HSV 2 ANTIBODY IGG | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $101.28 | $211.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC HSV 2 IGG IMMUNOBLOT | $106.62 | $301.72 | $19.35–$271.55 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC HSV TYPE 2 BY IMMUNOBLOT | $109.72 | $211.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 LAB | $109.72 | $211.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 CDM | $109.72 | $211.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $109.72 | $211.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 - TYPE 2 IGG | $109.72 | $211.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 HERPES SIPLEX 2 ANTIBODY | $125.60 | $157.00 | $15.00–$52.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.82, median $59.93, highest $125.60 — a 11.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $59.93. 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 7 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 1 it is 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.