Lab tests CPT 86703 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIV antibody test cost in Waco, TX — inpatient

In Waco, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibody test as an inpatient: from $8.91 to $34.92, with a median of $21.92. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest — $13.01 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $30.96 at 96 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 Jun 13, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

Lowest$8.91Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest
Median$21.92half pay less
Highest$34.92in this market
Difference3.9×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 Waco, TX.

median
Lowest $8.91Highest $148.23

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest lowest Waco, TX · (254) 202-2000 HC REF CTS COMP BONE MARROW PROCESSING PROFILE CPT 86703 $8.91 $14.85 $4.90–$10.39 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Ascension Providence Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 HIV1,2 ANTIBODY $34.92 $97.00 $7.47–$60.46 64% —
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Ascension Providence Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 HIV RAPID $34.92 $97.00 $7.47–$60.46 64% —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX · (254) 202-2000 HC ANTIBODY - HIV-1 & HIV-2,SINGLE $148.23 $247.05 $81.53–$172.94 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $8.91, median $21.92, highest $34.92 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $21.92 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86703 ($61.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TXHC REF CTS COMP DONOR PROCESSING PROFILE CPT 86703 $3.75 file