Lab tests CPT 86696 Outpatient

Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Polson, MT

In Polson, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $55.20 to $55.20, with a median of $55.20. Across Montana, the median is $70.83 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$55.20Providence St Joseph Medical Center
Median$55.20half pay less
Highest$55.20in 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 Polson, MT.

median
Lowest $55.20Highest $68.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 - TYPE 2 IGG $55.20 $69.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 CDM $55.20 $69.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC HSV TYPE 2 BY IMMUNOBLOT $55.20 $69.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC ANTIBODY HERPES SMPLX TYPE 2 LAB $55.20 $69.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC HSV 2 ANTIBODY IGG $55.20 $69.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 $68.80 $86.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $55.20, median $55.20, highest $55.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $55.20. 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.