Lab tests CPT 86704 Outpatient

Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Houston, TX

In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 63 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $10.05 to $2,626.90, with a median of $156.10. The lowest listed price is at Texas Children's Hospital — $146.05 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $89.43 at 294 hospitals.

Cash prices at 63 facilities across 25 cities 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 8, 2026.

Lowest$10.05Texas Children's Hospital
Median$156.10half pay less
Highest$2,626.90in this market
Difference261.4×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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

median
Lowest $10.05Highest $2,626.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Texas Children's Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC DONIVF; HEP B CORE AB $10.05 $15.00 $4.05–$21.09 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC DONIVF; HEP B CORE AB $10.05 $15.00 $4.05–$21.09 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC DONIVF; HEP B CORE AB $10.05 $15.00 $4.05–$21.09 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 RL HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL $11.81 $585.67 $6.34–$585.67 98% Sep 1, 2026
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Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 AB; HBCAB - TOTAL $11.81 $585.67 $6.34–$585.67 98% Sep 1, 2026
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Harris Health Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 INFECT AGENT DRUG SUSCEPTBILITY PHENOTYPE BY NUCLEIC ACID, HBV CORE $12.05 $13.00 $6.50–$32.74 7% —
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Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL $12.05 $169.00 $10.12–$109.85 93% —
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Harris Health Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL $12.05 $169.00 $10.12–$109.85 93% —
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Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 INFECT AGENT DRUG SUSCEPTBILITY PHENOTYPE BY NUCLEIC ACID, HBV CORE $12.05 $13.00 $6.50–$32.74 7% —
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The Community Hospital of Brazosport Lake Jackson, TX · (979) 297-4411 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL $17.98 $51.37 $7.71–$50.84 65% Feb 28, 2026
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Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX · (936) 336-7316 86704hepatitis B Core Antibody, Total Qst $19.00 $27.00 $16.00–$26.00 30% —
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Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX · (936) 336-7316 Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total With Reflex To Igm Qst $25.00 $36.00 $22.00–$34.00 31% —
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Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX · (936) 336-7316 Bill Hep B Core Antibody (Hbsab) $45.00 $64.00 $38.00–$61.00 30% —
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Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital Pearland, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $48.96 $153.00 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center The Woodlands, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $48.96 $153.00 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $48.96 $153.00 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $48.96 $153.00 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 242-3000 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $48.96 $153.00 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 725-5000 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $48.96 $153.00 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital Katy, TX · (281) 392-1111 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $48.96 $153.00 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital Humble, TX · (281) 540-7700 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $48.96 $153.00 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital Katy Katy, TX HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $48.96 $153.00 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Tirr Memorial Hermann Houston, TX HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $48.96 $153.00 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $48.96 $153.00 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC DONBM PNL - HEP B CORE AB $54.27 $81.00 $12.05–$76.95 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC DONBM PNL - HEP B CORE AB $54.27 $81.00 $12.05–$76.95 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC DONBM PNL - HEP B CORE AB $54.27 $81.00 $12.05–$76.95 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX · (936) 336-7316 Hepatitis B Core Ab Total Qst $59.00 $85.00 $51.00–$81.00 31% —
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Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $62.80 $196.25 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $62.80 $196.25 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Texas Medical Center) Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $62.80 $196.25 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Upper Kirby) Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $62.80 $196.25 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Rockets Orthopedic Hospital Bellaire, TX HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $62.80 $196.25 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital Houston, TX HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $62.80 $196.25 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Bellaire) Bellaire, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $62.80 $196.25 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Cypress) Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC RL HEP B CORE AB TEST, TOTAL - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL $62.80 $196.25 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital Pearland, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $64.88 $202.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $64.88 $202.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Tirr Memorial Hermann Houston, TX HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $64.88 $202.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $64.88 $202.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital Humble, TX · (281) 540-7700 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $64.88 $202.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital Katy Katy, TX HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $64.88 $202.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 242-3000 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $64.88 $202.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital Katy, TX · (281) 392-1111 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $64.88 $202.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 725-5000 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $64.88 $202.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $64.88 $202.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center The Woodlands, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $64.88 $202.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Sweeny Community Hospital Sweeny, TX · (979) 548-3311 Hepatitis B core antibody measurement $70.44 $117.40 $14.15–$117.40 40% Sep 8, 2026
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St Luke's Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX · (281) 487-0700 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $83.30 $238.00 $9.61–$178.50 65% Feb 28, 2026
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Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $89.52 $279.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Upper Kirby) Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $89.52 $279.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital Houston, TX HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $89.52 $279.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $89.52 $279.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Texas Medical Center) Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $89.52 $279.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Rockets Orthopedic Hospital Bellaire, TX HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $89.52 $279.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Cypress) Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $89.52 $279.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Bellaire) Bellaire, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TRANSPLANT $89.52 $279.75 — 68% Apr 1, 2026
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Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL $90.30 $90.30 $10.72–$23.14 — —
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Elite Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX · (832) 777-6165 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total $112.35 $224.70 $168.53 50% —
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Voyages Behavioral Health of Conroe West Conroe, TX Hep B Core Antibody Total $120.50 $120.50 $30.13–$90.38 — Aug 6, 2026
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Voyages of Sugar Land South Sugar Land, TX Hep B Core Antibody Total $120.50 $120.50 $30.13–$90.38 — Aug 6, 2026
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St Luke's Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX · (281) 487-0700 HEP. B C AB TOT REFLEX $129.85 $371.00 $9.61–$278.25 65% Feb 28, 2026
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St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $156.10 $446.00 $8.68–$446.00 65% Feb 28, 2026
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St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 637-7000 HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $156.10 $446.00 $8.68–$446.00 65% Feb 28, 2026
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St Luke's Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4055 HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $156.10 $446.00 $8.68–$446.00 65% Feb 28, 2026
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St. Lukes Hospital at the Vintage Houston, TX · (832) 534-5000 HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $156.10 $446.00 $8.68–$446.00 65% Feb 28, 2026
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CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center Houston, TX · (832) 355-1000 HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $156.10 $446.00 $8.68–$446.00 65% Feb 28, 2026
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CHI St. Luke's Health Springwood Village Spring, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $156.10 $446.00 $8.68–$446.00 65% Feb 28, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL $156.11 $233.00 $12.05–$221.35 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL $156.11 $233.00 $12.05–$221.35 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL $156.11 $233.00 $12.05–$221.35 33% Mar 5, 2026
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PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Houston Heights Houston, TX Hep B Core Antibody Total $171.80 $171.80 — — Aug 6, 2026
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PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sugar Land Sugar Land, TX Hep B Core Antibody Total $225.00 $225.00 $9.04–$191.25 — Aug 6, 2026
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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TOTAL AB $236.00 $472.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TOTAL AB $236.00 $472.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC HEPATITIS B CORE TOTAL AB $236.00 $472.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TOTAL AB $236.00 $472.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TOTAL AB $236.00 $472.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TOTAL AB $236.00 $472.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TOTAL AB $236.00 $472.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TOTAL AB $236.00 $472.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland Houston, TX · (713) 770-7000 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total $283.90 $283.90 $50.18–$64.67 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland Houston, TX · (713) 770-7000 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $283.90 $283.90 $17.03–$241.31 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Friendswood, TX · (281) 332-2511 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $325.44 $325.44 $113.90 — Sep 1, 2026
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Pam Rehabilitation Hospital of Clear Lake Webster, TX Hep B Core Antibody Total $329.70 $329.70 $9.04–$296.73 — Aug 6, 2026
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The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC HEPATITIS B CORE TOTAL AB $350.00 $700.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Mainland Texas City, TX · (281) 332-2511 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $537.75 $537.75 $32.27–$483.98 — Sep 1, 2026
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The Womans Hospital of Texas Houston, TX · (713) 790-1234 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $592.88 $592.88 $207.51 — Sep 1, 2026
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The Womans Hospital of Texas Houston, TX · (713) 790-1234 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total $592.88 $592.88 $50.18–$64.67 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare West Houston, TX · (281) 588-8080 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $744.00 $744.00 $44.64–$669.60 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare West Houston, TX · (281) 588-8080 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total $744.00 $744.00 $10.32–$64.67 — Sep 1, 2026
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Texas Orthopedic Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 799-8600 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $836.62 $836.62 $50.20–$752.96 — Sep 1, 2026
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Texas Orthopedic Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 799-8600 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total $836.62 $836.62 $50.18–$64.67 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Rehabilitation Hospital Southeast Pasadena, TX HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $1,030.62 $1,030.62 $61.84–$927.56 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Rehabilitation Hospital Southeast Pasadena, TX Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total $1,030.62 $1,030.62 $9.92–$82.90 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Pasadena, TX · (713) 359-1000 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total $1,030.62 $1,030.62 $9.92–$82.90 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Pasadena, TX · (713) 359-1000 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $1,030.62 $1,030.62 $61.84–$927.56 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball Houston, TX · (281) 351-7500 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total $1,061.14 $1,061.14 $10.32–$64.67 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball Houston, TX · (281) 351-7500 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $1,061.14 $1,061.14 $63.67–$901.97 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 527-5019 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $1,232.00 $1,232.00 $73.92–$1,047.20 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 527-5019 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total $1,232.00 $1,232.00 $10.32–$64.67 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress Houston, TX · (281) 359-7500 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total $1,278.32 $1,278.32 $50.18–$64.67 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress Houston, TX · (281) 359-7500 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $1,278.32 $1,278.32 $76.70–$1,086.57 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Cleveland, TX · (281) 359-7500 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $1,278.32 $1,278.32 $447.41 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Cleveland, TX · (281) 359-7500 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total $1,278.32 $1,278.32 $10.32–$64.67 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe Conroe, TX · (936) 539-1111 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total $1,555.84 $1,555.84 $10.32–$64.67 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe Conroe, TX · (936) 539-1111 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $1,555.84 $1,555.84 $93.35–$1,400.26 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest Spring, TX · (281) 440-1000 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL $2,626.90 $2,626.90 $157.61–$2,232.86 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest Spring, TX · (281) 440-1000 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total $2,626.90 $2,626.90 $50.18–$64.67 — Sep 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $10.05, median $156.10, highest $2,626.90 — a 261.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 45 facilities here, median $62.80. 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 15 of 34 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.