Lab tests CPT 86704 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Dubuque, IA — inpatient

In Dubuque, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total) as an inpatient: from $48.57 to $240.50, with a median of $96.20. The lowest listed price is at The Finley Hospital — $47.63 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $71.01 at 76 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 86704, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$48.57The Finley Hospital

Median$96.20half of hospitals charge less

Highest$240.50in this market

Difference5.0×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 Dubuque, IA.

median

Lowest $48.57Highest $240.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
The Finley Hospital lowest Dubuque, IA · (563) 582-1881 HC AB; HBCAB - TOTAL File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file	$48.57	$60.71	$32.05–$48.57	20%
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA · (563) 875-2900 HC Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file	$96.20	$148.00	$55.94–$166.59	35%
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA · (563) 589-8000 HC Quest Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file	$240.50	$370.00	$11.68–$370.00	35%

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 $48.57, median $96.20, highest $240.50 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $96.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 3 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.