Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Albany, NY
In Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $8.74 to $88.40, with a median of $88.40. The lowest listed price is at Cobleskill Regional Hospital — $79.66 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $43.62 at 112 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 86704, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital lowest Cobleskill, NY · (518) 254-3456 HC Hepatitis Bc Ab, Igg & Igm File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $8.74 | $32.36 | $10.03–$9.79 | 73% |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY · (518) 254-3456 HC Hepatitis B Core Ab Total File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $29.58 | $109.56 | $10.20–$98.60 | 73% |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY · (518) 427-3402 HC Quest Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $88.40 | $136.00 | $10.20–$136.00 | 35% |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady, NY · (518) 382-4500 HC Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $88.40 | $136.00 | $10.20–$122.40 | 35% |
| St Peters Hospital Albany, NY · (518) 525-1550 HC Quest Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $88.40 | $136.00 | $10.20–$136.00 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $8.74, median $88.40, highest $88.40 — a 10.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $88.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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
A hepatitis B core antibody test shows whether a person has ever been infected with hepatitis B. It is part of hepatitis B screening together with the surface antigen and surface antibody tests.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86704 ($66.70). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NYHC Warde Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total | $5.85 | file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady, NYHC Warde Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total | $5.85 | file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany, NYHC Warde Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total | $5.85 | file |