Lab tests CPT 86696 Maryland Outpatient

Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Maryland

In Maryland, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $40.20 to $80.06, with a median of $68.61. The lowest price is at UPMC Western Maryland (Cumberland). The highest price is 2.0× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$40.20UPMC Western Maryland
Median$68.61half pay less
Highest$80.06in Maryland
Lowest saves$28.41vs the median

Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
UPMC Western Maryland lowest Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV HSV 2 IGG $40.20 $67.00 —
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC Herpes Simplex Ab Type 2 $46.84 $47.80 —
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TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC HERPES SIMPLEX, TYPE 2, ANTIBODY $68.61 $70.01 —
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Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Antibody; herpes simplex, type 2 $78.25 $78.25 —
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Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC HERPES SIMPLEX TEST, TYPE 2 $80.06 $81.69 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 2 $46.84 $63.45
Cumberland, MD-WV 1 $40.20 $40.20
Ocean Pines, MD 1 $78.25 $78.25
Salisbury, MD 1 $68.61 $68.61

What it is

This blood test looks for antibodies to herpes simplex virus type 2, the usual cause of genital herpes.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.

Herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.