Lab tests CPT 86703 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIV antibody test cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient

In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibody test as an inpatient: from $37.03 to $42.90, with a median of $39.97. The lowest listed price is at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital — $2.94 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $52.95 at 4 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 Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.

Lowest$37.03Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Median$39.97half pay less
Highest$42.90in this market
Difference1.2×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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.

median
Lowest $37.03Highest $75.89

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 PCH IDM-ANTI-HIV 1 AND ANTI-HIV 2 (SCREENING) $37.03 $121.00 $41.74–$114.95 69% —
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 HIV-1; HIV-2 SEND OUT TO LITTLETON $42.90 $78.00 $6.99–$128.45 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 HIV-1/HIV-2 1 RESULT ANTBDY $42.90 $78.00 $6.99–$128.45 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 PCH INTERNATIONAL IDM-ANTI-HIV 1 AND ANTI-HIV 2 (SCREENING) $75.89 $248.00 $85.56–$235.60 69% —
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Inpatient: lowest $37.03, median $39.97, highest $42.90 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $39.97 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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.