Lab tests CPT 86703 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIV antibody test cost in Shreveport, LA — inpatient

In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibody test as an inpatient: from $16.38 to $17.64, with a median of $17.01. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport — $0.63 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $34.20 at 39 hospitals.

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

Lowest$16.38Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Median$17.01half pay less
Highest$17.64in this market
Difference1.1×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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.

median
Lowest $16.38Highest $17.64

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC HIV1 & HIV2, SGL ASSAY $16.38 $63.00 — 74% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC RAPID HIV-1/2 AB $16.38 $63.00 — 74% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC HIV1 & HIV2, SGL ASSAY $17.64 $63.00 — 72% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC RAPID HIV-1/2 AB $17.64 $63.00 — 72% —
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Inpatient: lowest $16.38, median $17.01, highest $17.64 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $17.01 — 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.