Hepatitis B core antibody cost in College Station, TX
In College Station-Bryan, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $8.91 to $45.33, with a median of $45.33. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station — $36.42 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $89.43 at 294 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 College Station-Bryan, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station lowest College Station, TX · (979) 691-3701 HC REF CTS COMP BONE MARROW PROCESSING PROFILE CPT 86704 | $8.91 | $14.85 | $6.89–$76.04 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Joseph Health - College Station Hospital College Station, TX · (979) 776-3912 HEPATITIS B CORE TTL ABY | $45.33 | $259.00 | $10.12–$220.15 | 82% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Burleson St. Joseph Health Center of Caldwell, Texas Caldwell, TX · (979) 567-3245 HEPATITIS B CORE TTL ABY | $45.33 | $259.00 | $10.85–$233.10 | 82% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital Bryan, TX · (979) 776-3912 HEPATITIS B CORE TTL ABY | $45.33 | $259.00 | $10.12–$220.15 | 82% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station, TX · (979) 691-3701 HC HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL - CORE AB W/REFLEX | $78.05 | $130.08 | $10.83–$117.07 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station, TX · (979) 691-3701 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY - HBC | $78.05 | $130.08 | $10.83–$117.07 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station, TX · (979) 691-3701 HC HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL - HEPATITIS CHRONIC PANEL | $78.05 | $130.08 | $10.83–$117.07 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.91, median $45.33, highest $45.33 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $45.33. 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 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
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86704 ($68.40). 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 - College Station College Station, TXHC REF CTS COMP DONOR PROCESSING PROFILE CPT 86704 | $3.75 | file |