Herpes (HSV-2) blood test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 75 hospitals publish a cash price for herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody: from $8.96 to $251.10, with a median of $58.23. The lowest price is at St. Joseph's Area Health Services (Park Rapids). The highest price is 28.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $58.23, is 12% below the US median of $66.08.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($19.35).
- Minnesota ranks 14th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 75 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.96St. Joseph's Area Health Services
Median$58.23half of hospitals charge less
Highest$251.10in Minnesota
Lowest saves$49.27vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services lowest Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN SHPANM HS2 | $8.96 | $16.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN SHPANM HS2 | $10.64 | $19.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Immunology | $11.44 | $44.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG HSV 2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB QUEST | $12.53 | $26.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG HSV 2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB QUEST | $12.53 | $26.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG HSV 2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB QUEST | $12.53 | $26.10 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG HSV 2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB QUEST | $14.62 | $26.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG HSV 2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB QUEST | $14.62 | $26.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG HSV 2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB QUEST | $14.62 | $26.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG HSV 2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB QUEST | $14.62 | $26.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG HSV 2 IGG TYPE SPECIFIC AB QUEST | $15.79 | $28.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN ANTIBODY; HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $16.64 | $26.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $19.47 | $31.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $19.52 | $29.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $20.46 | $31.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $20.46 | $31.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $20.46 | $31.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN HsV; IgG TYPE 2 | $32.90 | $52.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN HSV TYPE 2 G SPECIFIC IGG | $35.38 | $58.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Immunology | $37.18 | $143.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Immunology | $37.38 | $81.27 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Immunology | $40.70 | $110.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG GENERAL LAB 8669600 | $42.00 | $60.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN PR GENERAL LAB 8669600 | $42.84 | $126.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 2 | $50.15 | $59.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN HERPES SMPLX VIR 2 IGG 86696 | $51.35 | $79.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI HSV IgM | $51.48 | $78.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2, IGG | $54.93 | $136.97 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2, IGG | $54.93 | $136.97 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2, IGG | $54.93 | $136.97 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2, IGG | $54.93 | $136.97 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2, IGG | $54.93 | $136.97 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2, IGG | $54.93 | $136.97 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2, IGG | $54.93 | $136.97 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2, IGG | $55.25 | $130.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Immunology | $55.51 | $91.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 2 | $57.04 | $92.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2, IGG | $58.23 | $137.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2, IGG | $58.23 | $137.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN ANTIBODY; HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $59.50 | $70.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ANTIBODY, HERPES SIMPLEX 2 | $64.00 | $64.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN HERPES SMPLX VIR 2 IGG 86696 | $64.80 | $81.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 2 | $66.30 | $102.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN HSV TYPE 2 AB IGG | $67.00 | $67.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Herpes Simplex Type 2 (Mayo) | $68.59 | $95.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $81.29 | $110.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $81.29 | $110.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $81.29 | $110.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $81.29 | $110.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $81.29 | $110.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $81.29 | $110.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $81.29 | $110.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN HERPES SMPLX VIR 2 IGG 86696 | $82.28 | $121.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 2 | $86.24 | $98.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN HERPES SMPLX VIR 2 IGG 86696 | $88.00 | $110.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN HERPES SMPLX VIR 2 IGG 86696 | $90.40 | $113.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN HERPES SMPLX VIR 2 IGG 86696 | $90.40 | $113.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $90.88 | $142.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN HERPES SMPLX VIR 2 IGG 86696 | $92.80 | $116.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN HERPES SMPLX VIR 2 IGG 86696 | $95.20 | $119.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN HERPES SMPLX VIR 2 IGG 86696 | $96.90 | $114.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Hsv 2 G Specific Lgg Beaker1 | $99.55 | $183.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN ANTIBODY; HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 | $101.15 | $119.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN HERPES II AB | $102.17 | $143.90 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS | $107.10 | $153.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 2 | $122.48 | $145.81 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN HERPES SIMPLEX TYPE 2 IGG | $122.90 | $159.60 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN HERPES SMPLX VIR 2 IGG 86696 | $132.80 | $166.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN ANTIBODY; HERPES SIMPLEX, TYPE 2 | $135.81 | $223.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Hsv 2 G Specific Lgg Beaker1 | $150.61 | $183.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Herpes Type 2 IGG Confirmation | $156.00 | $371.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC HERPES SIMPLEX TEST, TYPE 2 - HSV 2 IGG ANTIBODY | $159.88 | $285.50 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 2 | $170.00 | $170.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG GENERAL LAB 8669600 | $235.65 | $235.65 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN HERPES SMPLX VIR 2 IGG 86696 | $251.10 | $279.00 | Jul 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 18 | $11.44 | $54.93 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 10 | $19.47 | $54.86 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $58.23 | $81.29 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $19.52 | $31.18 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $14.62 | $85.31 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $81.29 | $125.64 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 2 | $37.38 | $136.52 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $15.79 | $24.34 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $81.29 | $81.29 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $159.88 | $159.88 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $50.15 | $50.15 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $10.64 | $10.64 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $101.15 | $101.15 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $66.30 | $66.30 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $122.48 | $122.48 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $81.29 | $81.29 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $122.90 | $122.90 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $95.20 | $95.20 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $16.64 | $16.64 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $59.50 | $59.50 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $251.10 | $251.10 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $90.40 | $90.40 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $55.51 | $55.51 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $96.90 | $96.90 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $14.62 | $14.62 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $8.96 | $8.96 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $86.24 | $86.24 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $135.81 | $135.81 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $81.29 | $81.29 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $51.35 | $51.35 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $57.04 | $57.04 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $92.80 | $92.80 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $132.80 | $132.80 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $150.61 | $150.61 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $68.59 | $68.59 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $90.40 | $90.40 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $64.80 | $64.80 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $82.28 | $82.28 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $35.38 | $35.38 |
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
- Louisiana$44.29
- Maine$73.20
- Maryland$70.24
- Massachusetts$65.00
- Michigan$51.35
- 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.