Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 19 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $13.05 to $391.45, with a median of $33.80. The lowest listed price is at Fairfield Medical Center — $20.75 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $53.95 at 128 hospitals.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 13 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 Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Medical Center lowest Lancaster, OH · (740) 687-8000 Viral Hepatitis HBV, HCV+1 more line at this price File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $13.05 | $29.00 | $10.02–$29.00 | 55% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Recipient Hepatitis B Core Antibody (Hbc)-Abbott So+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.25 | $45.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Recipient Hepatitis B Core Antibody (Hbc)-Abbott So+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.25 | $45.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Recipient Hepatitis B Core Antibody (Hbc)-Abbott So+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.25 | $45.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Recipient Hepatitis B Core Antibody (Hbc)-Abbott So+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.25 | $45.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Recipient Hepatitis B Core Antibody (Hbc)-Abbott So+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.25 | $45.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Recipient Hepatitis B Core Antibody (Hbc)-Abbott So+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.25 | $45.00 | — | 35% |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $33.80 | $52.00 | $10.59–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $33.80 | $52.00 | $10.59–$69.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $33.80 | $52.00 | $10.59–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $33.80 | $52.00 | $10.59–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Warde Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $33.80 | $52.00 | $10.59–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $33.80 | $52.00 | $10.59–$632.00 | 35% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Hepatitis B Core Total Antibody File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $44.85 | $69.00 | — | 35% |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Hepatitis B Core Total Antibody File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $44.85 | $69.00 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Hepatitis B Core Total Antibody File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $57.20 | $88.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Hepatitis B Core Total Antibody File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $57.20 | $88.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Hepatitis B Core Total Antibody File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $57.20 | $88.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Hepatitis B Core Total Antibody File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $57.20 | $88.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Hepatitis B Core Total Antibody File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $57.20 | $88.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Hepatitis B Core Total Antibody File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $57.20 | $88.00 | — | 35% |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY T - US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.90 | $111.00 | $52.17–$108.78 | 10% |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Hepatitis B core antibody measurement File of Oct 22, 2025 · source file | $113.62 | $174.80 | $5.95–$169.56 | 35% |
| Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH · (740) 380-8000 HC So Hepatitis B Core Ab- Total source file | $152.25 | $152.25 | — | — |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC Hep B Core Ab Test, Total - Hepatitis B Core Antibody, Total source file | $391.45 | $391.45 | $11.81–$391.45 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $13.05, median $33.80, highest $391.45 — a 30.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $33.80. 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 9 of 10 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.