HIV antibody test cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 18 hospitals list a cash price for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibody test: from $7.48 to $241.00, with a median of $70.50. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center Brighton — $63.02 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $69.00 at 21 hospitals.
- The median here, $70.50, is about the same as the US median of $70.49.
- That is 5.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($13.71).
- 12 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 12 cities for code 86703, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 3, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 13, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center Brighton lowest Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg Antibody Hiv-1&Hiv-2 Single Result+1 more line at this price File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $7.48 | $16.61 | $11.67–$475.07 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg Antibody Hiv-1&Hiv-2 Single Result File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $18.45 | $41.00 | $11.67–$512.54 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg Antibody Hiv-1&Hiv-2 Single Result+1 more line at this price File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $22.98 | $51.07 | $12.09–$394.86 | 55% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Hiv-1/Hiv-2 Single Assay - Rapid Hiv 1 and 2 S File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.20 | $46.00 | $12.08–$59.48 | 30% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Hiv-1/Hiv-2 Single Assay - Rapid Hiv 1 and 2 S File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.20 | $46.00 | $16.10–$46.93 | 30% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Hiv-1/Hiv-2 Single Assay - Rapid Hiv 1 and 2 S File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.20 | $46.00 | $16.10–$530.75 | 30% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Hiv 1/2 Antibody File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $34.20 | $76.00 | $11.67–$512.54 | 55% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 CHG ANTIBODY HIV-1&HIV-2 SINGLE RESULT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $51.00 | $51.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 CHG ANTIBODY HIV-1&HIV-2 SINGLE RESULT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 CHG ANTIBODY HIV-1&HIV-2 SINGLE RESULT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $69.00 | $69.00 | — | — |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 CHG ANTIBODY HIV-1&HIV-2 SINGLE RESULT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $72.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 CHG ANTIBODY HIV-1&HIV-2 SINGLE RESULT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.00 | $73.00 | — | — |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Infectious Agent Antibody File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $93.00 | $93.00 | $12.09–$94.58 | — |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 CHG ANTIBODY HIV-1&HIV-2 SINGLE RESULT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $98.00 | $98.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 CHG ANTIBODY HIV-1&HIV-2 SINGLE RESULT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.00 | $101.00 | — | — |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 CHG ANTIBODY HIV-1&HIV-2 SINGLE RESULT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.00 | $118.00 | — | — |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 CHG ANTIBODY HIV-1&HIV-2 SINGLE RESULT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $124.00 | $124.00 | — | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 HIV-1/HIV-2 1 RESULT ANTBDY File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $132.90 | $132.90 | $11.86–$817.41 | — |
| Frisbie Memorial Hospital Rochester, NH · (603) 332-5211 Antibody; HIV-1 and HIV-2, single result +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $241.00 | $241.00 | $22.55–$192.80 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $7.48, median $70.50, highest $241.00 — a 32.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $69.00. 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 8 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
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