Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Jacksonville, FL
In Jacksonville, FL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $42.74 to $249.00, with a median of $75.64. The lowest listed price is at Ascension St Vincent's Riverside and 3 other hospitals — $32.90 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $37.96 at 149 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 6 cities 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 Feb 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 Jacksonville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 HEPATITIS B CORE AB (HBC) | $42.74 | $115.50 | $10.60–$42.73 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 HEPATITIS B CORE AB (HBC) | $42.74 | $115.50 | $10.60–$42.73 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County lowest Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 HEPATITIS B CORE AB (HBC) | $42.74 | $115.50 | $10.60–$115.50 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County lowest Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 HEPATITIS B CORE AB (HBC) | $42.74 | $115.50 | $10.60–$115.50 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 HEPATITIS B CORE AB (HBC) | $42.74 | $115.50 | $10.60–$115.50 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 HEPATITIS B CORE AB (HBC) | $42.74 | $115.50 | $10.60–$115.50 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County lowest Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 HEPATITIS B CORE AB (HBC) | $42.74 | $115.50 | $10.60–$115.50 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County lowest Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 HEPATITIS B CORE AB (HBC) | $42.74 | $115.50 | $10.60–$115.50 | 63% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL | $75.64 | $122.00 | $24.40–$119.56 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL | $75.64 | $122.00 | $25.62–$119.56 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Fleming Island, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL | $75.64 | $122.00 | $24.40–$119.56 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL | $75.64 | $122.00 | $24.40–$119.56 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches Jacksonville Beach, FL · (904) 247-2900 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL | $75.64 | $122.00 | $5.50–$28.92 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Fernandina Beach, FL · (904) 321-3500 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL | $75.64 | $122.00 | $35.38–$119.56 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL | $131.27 | $238.67 | $6.06–$14.10 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Jacksonville, FL · (904) 276-8500 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $226.91 | $226.91 | $19.06–$204.22 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Jacksonville, FL · (904) 276-8500 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $226.91 | $226.91 | $12.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Jacksonville, FL · (904) 276-8500 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total UNSCHEDULED | $226.91 | $226.91 | $86.41–$88.23 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital Jacksonville, FL · (904) 702-6111 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $249.00 | $249.00 | $12.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital Jacksonville, FL · (904) 702-6111 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $249.00 | $249.00 | $20.92–$224.10 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital Jacksonville, FL · (904) 702-6111 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total UNSCHEDULED | $249.00 | $249.00 | $86.41–$88.23 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $42.74, median $75.64, highest $249.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $42.74. 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 7 of 12 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86704 ($68.70). 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.
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF HEPB VIRUS CORE AB TOTAL-A | $2.59 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF HEPB VIRUS CORE AB TOTAL-A | $2.59 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF HEPB VIRUS CORE AB TOTAL-A | $2.59 | file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF HEPB VIRUS CORE AB TOTAL-A | $2.59 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF HBV CORE TOTAL ABS W/REFLEX | $2.96 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF HBV CORE TOTAL ABS W/REFLEX | $2.96 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF HBV CORE TOTAL ABS W/REFLEX | $2.96 | file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF HBV CORE TOTAL ABS W/REFLEX | $2.96 | file |