Hepatitis B core antibody cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $11.20 to $852.00, with a median of $182.00. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $170.80 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $89.43 at 294 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities for code 86704, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2026 and Sep 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 HEP. B CORE AB TOTAL | $11.20 | $56.00 | $11.74–$44.80 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL | $22.04 | $110.21 | $11.74–$88.17 | 80% | — source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso El Paso, TX Hep B Core Antibody Total | $171.80 | $171.80 | $10.36–$146.03 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Rehab El Paso, TX HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $178.00 | $178.00 | $10.68–$169.10 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $186.00 | $186.00 | $11.16–$176.70 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Rehab East El Paso, TX HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $186.00 | $186.00 | $11.16–$176.70 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $852.00 | $852.00 | $724.20 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.20, median $182.00, highest $852.00 — a 76.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $91.50. 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 1 of 6 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXSPC HEPAT B CORE AB TTL | $3.70 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSPC HEPAT B CORE AB TTL | $3.70 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXHEP B CORE AB | $6.00 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXHEP B CORE AB | $6.00 | file |