Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Wheeling, WV
In Wheeling, WV-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $25.00 to $35.50, with a median of $25.00. The lowest listed price is at Wheeling Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across West Virginia, the median is $35.50 at 19 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 Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 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 Wheeling, WV-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hospital lowest Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $25.00 | $50.00 | $12.58–$81.98 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Barnesville Hospital Association lowest Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $25.00 | $50.00 | $9.56–$4,748.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; TYPE 2 | $35.50 | $71.00 | $12.58–$30.57 | 50% | — source file |
| Barnesville Hospital Association Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; TYPE 2 | $96.50 | $193.00 | $9.56–$4,748.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; TYPE 2 | $126.00 | $252.00 | $12.58–$81.98 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $25.00, median $25.00, highest $35.50 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WVHERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $5.00 | file |