Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Visalia, CA
In Visalia, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $17.00 to $17.00, with a median of $17.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across California, the median is $24.00 at 174 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86696, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 10, 2026 and Jul 14, 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 Visalia, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital lowest Visalia, CA HSV 2 Glycoprotein G IgG Ab-ARUP | $17.00 | $17.00 | $8.50–$156.62 | — | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center lowest Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 HSV 2 Glycoprotein G IgG Ab-ARUP | $17.00 | $17.00 | $8.50–$258.57 | — | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital Visalia, CA HSV-2 IgG Inhibition, by Immunoassay-ARUP | $159.00 | $159.00 | $19.35–$159.00 | — | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 HSV-2 IgG Inhibition, by Immunoassay-ARUP | $159.00 | $159.00 | $19.35–$258.57 | — | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.00, median $17.00, highest $17.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $17.00. 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 2 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86696 ($72.03). 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.
| Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital Visalia, CAHerpes simplex type 2 test-ARUP | $7.00 | file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CAHerpes simplex type 2 test-ARUP | $7.00 | file |