Lab tests CPT 86696 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Stillwater, OK — inpatient

In Stillwater, OK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody as an inpatient: from $25.50 to $25.50, with a median of $25.50. Across Oklahoma, the median is $55.44 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86696, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$25.50Hillcrest Hospital Cushing
Median$25.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$25.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Hillcrest Hospital Cushing Cushing, OK · (918) 225-8152 Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 2 source file $25.50 $85.00 $17.21–$85.00 70%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $25.50, median $25.50, highest $25.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $74.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.