Lab tests CPT 86696 Outpatient

Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Hugo, CO

In Hugo, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $29.00 to $29.00, with a median of $29.00. Across Colorado, the median is $133.10 at 34 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86696, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 4, 2026 and Jun 4, 2026.

Lowest$29.00Lincoln Health
Median$29.00half pay less
Highest$29.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Hugo, CO.

median
Lowest $29.00Highest $29.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lincoln Health lowest Hugo, CO · (719) 743-2421 86696 add on $29.00 $29.00 — — Jun 4, 2026
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Lincoln Health lowest Hugo, CO · (719) 743-2421 Herpes simplex type 2 test $29.00 $29.00 — — Jun 4, 2026
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Lincoln Health lowest Hugo, CO · (719) 743-2421 86696 add on $29.00 $29.00 — — Jun 4, 2026
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Lincoln Health lowest Hugo, CO · (719) 743-2421 Herpes simplex type 2 test $29.00 $29.00 — — Jun 4, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $29.00, median $29.00, highest $29.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $29.00. 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.