Lab tests CPT 86703 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIV antibody test cost in Huntington, WV — inpatient

In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibody test as an inpatient: from $113.70 to $119.30, with a median of $116.50. The lowest listed price is at King's Daughters' Medical Center — $2.80 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $48.50 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86703, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.

Lowest$113.70King's Daughters' Medical Center
Median$116.50half pay less
Highest$119.30in 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.

median
Lowest $113.70Highest $119.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG HIV TYPES 1, 2 SINGLE RESULT $113.70 $284.25 $132.74–$255.83 60% Oct 14, 2025
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St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 HIV Ab - SOURCE PATIENT $119.30 $119.30 $89.48–$119.30 — —
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St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Rapid HIV Test POC $119.30 $119.30 $89.48–$119.30 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $113.70, median $116.50, highest $119.30.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $116.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 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 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.

What it is

This test looks for antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2. Many rapid HIV tests use this code.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.