Lab tests CPT 86704 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Brownwood, TX — inpatient

In Brownwood, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total) as an inpatient: from $179.30 to $179.30, with a median of $179.30. Across Texas, the median is $72.68 at 272 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86704, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 3, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026.

Lowest$179.30Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood

Median$179.30half of hospitals charge less

Highest$179.30in this market

Difference1.0×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 Brownwood, TX.

median

Lowest $179.30Highest $326.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood lowest Brownwood, TX · (325) 646-8541 AB HBCAB - TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file	$179.30	$358.59	$158.14–$322.73	50%
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood Brownwood, TX · (325) 646-8541 HEPATITIS B CORE AB, TOTAL File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file	$326.80	$653.59	$288.23–$588.23	50%

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

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $179.30, median $179.30, highest $179.30.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $179.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.