Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Gainesville, FL
In Gainesville, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $47.85 to $256.56, with a median of $152.21. The lowest listed price is at UF Health Shands Hospital — $104.36 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $37.96 at 149 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86704, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 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 Gainesville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UF Health Shands Hospital lowest Gainesville, FL · (352) 265-8000 HB HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL | $47.85 | $87.00 | $6.06–$13.26 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UF Health Shands Hospital lowest Gainesville, FL · (352) 265-8000 HB IDM HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOT | $47.85 | $87.00 | $6.06–$13.26 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Gainesville Hospital Gainesville, FL · (352) 333-4100 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $256.56 | $256.56 | $12.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Gainesville Hospital Gainesville, FL · (352) 333-4100 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $256.56 | $256.56 | $73.89–$115.45 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $47.85, median $152.21, highest $256.56 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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.
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Newberry, FLHEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $3.53 | file |