Lab tests CPT 86703 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIV antibody test cost in Meridian, MS — inpatient

In Meridian, MS, 3 hospitals list a cash price for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibody test as an inpatient: from $30.10 to $77.05, with a median of $31.10. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Specialty Hospital — $1.00 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $43.20 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 86703, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$30.10Ochsner Specialty Hospital
Median$31.10half pay less
Highest$77.05in this market
Difference2.6×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 Meridian, MS.

median
Lowest $30.10Highest $77.05

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner Specialty Hospital lowest Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC HIV1 & HIV2, SGL ASSAY $30.10 $100.33 — 70% —
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Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC HIV1 & HIV2, SGL ASSAY $31.10 $100.33 — 69% —
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Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC HIV1 & HIV2, SGL ASSAY $77.05 $115.00 — 33% —
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Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC RAPID HIV-1/2 AB $77.05 $115.00 — 33% —
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Inpatient: lowest $30.10, median $31.10, highest $77.05 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $30.87 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.