Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $8.54 to $424.80, with a median of $44.29. The lowest price is at East Jefferson General Hospital (Metairie) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 49.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $44.29, is 33% below the US median of $66.08.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($19.35).
- Louisiana ranks 6th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 63 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 86696. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.54East Jefferson General Hospital + 3 more
Median$44.29half of hospitals charge less
Highest$424.80in Louisiana
Lowest saves$35.75vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Hsv 2 Ab Igg | $8.54 | $61.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Hsv 2 Ab Igg | $8.54 | $61.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Labcorp Hsv 2 Ab Igg | $8.54 | $61.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Hsv 2 Ab Igg | $8.54 | $61.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Herpes Simplex Type 2 Antibody | $9.94 | $71.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC HSV2 GLYCOPROTEIN G-SPECIFIC AB | $10.40 | $40.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC HSV TYPE 2 GLYCOPROTEIN IGG, CSF | $11.76 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC HSV2 IGM | $12.15 | $27.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC HSV2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB | $16.10 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC HSV2 IGM | $17.70 | $59.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA AB; HSV TYPE 2 | $18.96 | $142.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC HSV2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB | $19.04 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA AB HSV-2 IGM | $19.74 | $58.05 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC HSV2 IGG | $22.60 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 86696 - HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $22.64 | $95.33 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA HERPES SIMPLEX 2 AB | $24.00 | $80.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC HSV2 IGG | $24.64 | $112.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Herpes Simplex Type 2 Antibody | $24.84 | $92.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC HSV2 IGM | $29.16 | $108.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC HSV2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB | $29.64 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Herpes Simplex Type 2 Antibody | $31.04 | $194.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC HSV2 GLYCOPROTEIN G-SPECIFIC AB | $31.36 | $112.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC HSV2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB | $31.92 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC HSV-2 INHIBITION STUDY | $34.24 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC HSV2 IGG | $34.88 | $109.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $35.10 | $117.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HERPES SIMPLEX 2 AB IGG | $40.00 | $40.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA HSV TYPE II AB, IGG | $42.80 | $107.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Herpes II-Igg/Igm | $43.07 | $308.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA HSV TYPE 2-SPECIFIC AB, IGG W/REFLEX SO | $43.20 | $72.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 86696 HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $44.20 | $170.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA HSV TYPE II IGG | $44.29 | $88.57 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA HSV-2 IGG | $44.57 | $55.71 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC HSV2 IGM | $45.32 | $103.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Analysis for Antibody to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 | $45.76 | $286.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Torch Igg Herpes Vir 2 Iggp-M | $46.44 | $58.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 2 | $50.70 | $78.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA TORCH ANTIBODY IgG | $51.00 | $51.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC HSV 2 IGM ABS IFA | $51.70 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Analysis for Antibody to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 | $52.58 | $239.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $54.00 | $90.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $55.09 | $78.70 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA HERPES SIMPLEX 2 IG G | $56.52 | $56.52 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2 IGG | $65.31 | $87.08 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; TYPE 2 | $66.07 | $110.12 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC HSV2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB | $66.70 | $290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA O Z/ HSV TYPE II IGG | $70.61 | $117.68 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA HSV 2 IgG, Type Spec LC | $71.40 | $119.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA HERPES SIMPLEX 2 AB IGG | $72.30 | $241.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2 | $75.00 | $75.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA HERPES SYMPLEX TYPE 2 ANTIBODIES | $76.50 | $153.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC HSV 2 IGM IFA TITER | $78.84 | $106.50 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 2 | $81.20 | $116.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA HSV-2 Type Spec Ab, IgG w/Rflx REF | $83.00 | $83.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA HSV 1/2 IgG,Type Specific Ab QST | $83.00 | $166.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA HSV TYPE 2-SPECIFIC AB, IGG | $87.08 | $116.10 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 TEST | $97.90 | $178.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HERPES SIMPLEX 2 IGG | $130.84 | $371.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA HERPES SIMPLEX 2 AB IGG | $133.35 | $444.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA HERPES SIMPLEX 2 ABS | $144.21 | $240.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HSV II IGG | $170.25 | $227.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $227.63 | $227.63 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA HSV-2 Ab IgG LC | $424.80 | $531.00 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 13 | $8.54 | $29.16 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $10.40 | $16.10 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $22.60 | $62.85 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $18.96 | $58.00 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $45.32 | $65.27 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $29.64 | $31.92 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $40.00 | $42.10 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $43.07 | $54.57 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $19.04 | $81.62 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $19.74 | $27.42 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $42.80 | $46.90 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $8.54 | $15.59 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $56.52 | $56.52 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $83.00 | $83.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $43.20 | $43.20 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $72.30 | $72.30 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $81.20 | $81.20 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $424.80 | $424.80 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $83.00 | $83.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $97.90 | $97.90 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $44.29 | $44.29 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $71.40 | $71.40 |
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-2 antibody in other states
- Alabama$63.00
- Alaska$81.15
- Arizona$33.19
- Arkansas$53.56
- California$23.50
- Colorado$125.25
- Connecticut$65.00
- Delaware$184.68
- District of Columbia$136.69, 3 hospitals
- Florida$33.00
- Georgia$62.40
- Hawaii$123.20
- Idaho$70.00
- Illinois$92.50
- Indiana$72.60
- Iowa$57.85
- Kansas$90.42
- Kentucky$60.70
- Maine$73.20
- Maryland$70.24
- Massachusetts$65.00
- Michigan$51.35
- Minnesota$58.23
- Mississippi$38.40
- Missouri$63.70
- Montana$96.80
- Nebraska$106.75
- Nevada$71.55
- New Hampshire$122.22
- New Jersey$22.25
- New Mexico$85.77
- New York$58.00
- North Carolina$65.39
- North Dakota$67.32
- Ohio$66.30
- Oklahoma$59.40
- Oregon$72.63
- Pennsylvania$107.40
- Puerto Rico$302.33, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$44.80
- South Carolina$81.50
- South Dakota$94.35
- Tennessee$45.24
- Texas$84.25
- Utah$137.76
- Vermont$119.63
- Virginia$91.40
- Washington$88.00
- West Virginia$48.00
- Wisconsin$78.90
- Wyoming$78.55
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.