Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Killeen, TX
In Killeen-Temple, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $8.91 to $147.80, with a median of $27.53. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $18.62 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $73.07 at 269 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Killeen-Temple, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital lowest Temple, TX HC REF CTS COMP BONE MARROW PROCESSING PROFILE CPT 86704 File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $8.91 | $14.85 | $8.00–$28.92 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple lowest Temple, TX · (254) 724-2111 HC REF CTS COMP BONE MARROW PROCESSING PROFILE CPT 86704 File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $8.91 | $14.85 | $8.17–$10.39 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center lowest Temple, TX HC REF CTS COMP BONE MARROW PROCESSING PROFILE CPT 86704 File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $8.91 | $14.85 | $6.98–$76.04 | 40% |
| Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX · (254) 690-0900 Hepatitis B core antibody measurement source file | $46.15 | $461.50 | $10.12–$494.73 | 90% |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TX HC HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL - CORE AB W/REFLEX+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $78.05 | $130.08 | $10.12–$97.56 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple, TX HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY - HBC+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $78.05 | $130.08 | $8.00–$117.07 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple, TX · (254) 724-2111 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY - HBC+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $78.05 | $130.08 | $71.54–$91.06 | 40% |
| AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.80 | $147.80 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX · (512) 556-3682 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.80 | $147.80 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $8.91, median $27.53, highest $147.80 — a 16.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $27.53. 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 4 of 4 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86704 ($66.80). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple, TXHC REF CTS COMP DONOR PROCESSING PROFILE CPT 86704 | $3.75 | file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TXHC REF CTS COMP DONOR PROCESSING PROFILE CPT 86704 | $3.75 | file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple, TXHC REF CTS COMP DONOR PROCESSING PROFILE CPT 86704 | $3.75 | file |