Herpes (HSV-1) blood test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-1 antibody: from $6.33 to $1,093.34, with a median of $59.93. The lowest price is at University of Kentucky Hospital (Lexington). The highest price is 172.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $59.93, is 2% above the US median of $58.67.
- That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($13.19).
- Kentucky ranks 26th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 77 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 86695. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$6.33University of Kentucky Hospital
Median$59.93half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,093.34in Kentucky
Lowest saves$53.60vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital lowest Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc 825 Herpes Simplex Type 1-So+ | $6.33 | $15.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Lab Herpes Simpl Type I | $13.50 | $32.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC HSV TYPE1 G SPEC IGG | $21.15 | $45.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $21.45 | $33.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $21.45 | $33.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $25.20 | $42.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY HSV 1 | $25.44 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Antibody; herpes simplex, type 1 | $26.00 | $65.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY HSV 1 IGG-PANEL 2 | $26.38 | $32.98 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC HSV TYPE1 G SPEC IGG | $29.14 | $224.13 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY HSV 1 | $29.40 | $49.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY HSV 1 | $29.40 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY HSV 1 | $29.40 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY HSV 1 | $29.40 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HERPES SIMPLEX TEST TYPE 1 | $31.44 | $131.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab Herpes Simpl Type I | $31.73 | $84.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Herpes Simpl Type I | $31.91 | $76.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG HERPES AB 1 IGG | $33.39 | $83.46 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB HERPES SIMPL TYPE I | $33.70 | $76.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC So Herpes Simplex, Type 1 | $34.80 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Herpes Simpl Type I | $36.09 | $76.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $37.80 | $63.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $37.80 | $63.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $37.80 | $63.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Antibody; herpes simplex, type 1 | $38.34 | $95.85 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB HSV TYPE 1 - ARUP | $39.57 | $39.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $40.20 | $67.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY REF HSV 1 IgG | $40.50 | $81.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Herpes Simpl Type I | $40.77 | $76.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Lab Herpes Simpl Type I | $43.51 | $124.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 REF | $47.12 | $152.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HERPES SIMPLEX TEST TYPE 1 | $47.16 | $131.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $47.39 | $57.10 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HSV-1 IGG ANTIBODY | $49.78 | $131.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $51.75 | $69.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $57.00 | $114.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HSV-1 IGG ANTIBODY | $58.95 | $131.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HSV-1 IGG ANTIBODY | $58.95 | $131.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY HSV 1 IGM | $59.93 | $92.20 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY HSV AB TYPE 1 IGG | $60.60 | $101.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB HSV AB TYPE 1 EA | $63.80 | $319.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HSV AB TYPE 1 EA | $63.80 | $319.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HSV AB TYPE 1 EA | $63.80 | $319.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HSV AB TYPE 1 EA | $63.80 | $319.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HSV AB TYPE 1 EA | $63.80 | $319.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MEM-HSV1 AB | $63.80 | $319.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; TYPE 1 | $65.80 | $94.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $69.71 | $116.19 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab Herpes Simpl Type I | $70.74 | $146.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Antibody; herpes simplex, type 1 | $77.13 | $192.82 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 1 | $78.60 | $131.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $79.80 | $105.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL HSV 1 IgG Type Spec LC | $80.10 | $133.50 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Antibody; herpes simplex, type 1 | $83.83 | $209.57 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Antibody; herpes simplex, type 1 | $91.89 | $229.72 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $96.00 | $160.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Antibody; herpes simplex, type 1 | $103.29 | $258.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC HERPES SIMPLEX 1 GLYCOPROTEIN G AB IGG | $104.46 | $104.46 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $115.80 | $193.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $126.60 | $211.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $126.60 | $211.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $126.60 | $211.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY HERPES SIMPLEX 1 AB IGG | $127.61 | $127.61 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $133.80 | $223.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $144.95 | $223.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 1 | $149.40 | $249.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $166.66 | $222.21 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $166.66 | $222.21 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $166.66 | $222.21 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $166.66 | $222.21 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $166.66 | $222.21 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $166.66 | $222.21 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $166.66 | $222.21 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Antibody; herpes simplex, type 1 | $207.86 | $519.66 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1 | $209.51 | $349.19 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Antibody; herpes simplex, type 1 | $228.02 | $570.05 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY Antibody; herpes simplex, type 1 | $1,093.34 | $1,093.34 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $13.50 | $63.80 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $6.33 | $62.30 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $43.51 | $100.23 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $37.80 | $39.00 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $34.80 | $75.27 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $25.44 | $29.40 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $78.60 | $80.10 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $33.39 | $51.55 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $29.40 | $29.40 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $60.60 | $60.60 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $21.45 | $21.45 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $65.80 | $65.80 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $39.57 | $39.57 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $47.12 | $47.12 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $166.66 | $166.66 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $77.13 | $77.13 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $127.61 | $127.61 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $21.45 | $21.45 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $126.60 | $126.60 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $40.50 | $40.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $149.40 | $149.40 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $133.80 | $133.80 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $29.40 | $29.40 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $209.51 | $209.51 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $91.89 | $91.89 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $26.38 | $26.38 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $63.80 | $63.80 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $38.34 | $38.34 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $59.93 | $59.93 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $51.75 | $51.75 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $21.15 | $21.15 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $29.14 | $29.14 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $115.80 | $115.80 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $31.73 | $31.73 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $144.95 | $144.95 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $126.60 | $126.60 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $29.40 | $29.40 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $47.39 | $47.39 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $37.80 | $37.80 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $25.20 | $25.20 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Herpes blood test, HSV-1 antibody in other states
- Alabama$58.97
- Alaska$55.90
- Arizona$30.78
- Arkansas$39.64
- California$19.38
- Colorado$78.50
- Connecticut$51.70
- Delaware$157.60
- District of Columbia$126.57, 3 hospitals
- Florida$23.40
- Georgia$67.26
- Hawaii$94.63
- Idaho$47.85
- Illinois$67.50
- Indiana$50.72
- Iowa$67.35
- Kansas$94.40
- Louisiana$29.36
- Maine$53.96
- Maryland$70.24
- Massachusetts$58.33
- Michigan$41.60
- Minnesota$48.63
- Mississippi$31.00
- Missouri$63.84
- Montana$91.16
- Nebraska$98.43
- Nevada$91.00
- New Hampshire$104.98
- New Jersey$15.17
- New Mexico$68.55
- New York$40.30
- North Carolina$45.36
- North Dakota$56.80
- Ohio$59.15
- Oklahoma$64.00
- Oregon$58.49
- Pennsylvania$80.00
- Puerto Rico$350.00
- Rhode Island$44.40
- South Carolina$73.13
- South Dakota$88.00
- Tennessee$33.75
- Texas$72.03
- Utah$173.69
- Vermont$110.00
- Virginia$83.65
- Washington$69.12
- West Virginia$43.75
- Wisconsin$67.67
- Wyoming$59.80
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.