Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Lansing, MI
In Lansing-East Lansing, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $26.55 to $50.10, with a median of $38.33. The lowest listed price is at Eaton Rapids Medical Center — $11.78 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $44.20 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Jul 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Rapids Medical Center lowest Eaton Rapids, MI · (517) 663-2671 HEPATITIS B CORE AB | $26.55 | $53.10 | $31.33–$47.79 | 50% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI · (517) 975-5600 Hepatitis B Core Total (IgM and IgG) | $50.10 | $100.20 | $6.59–$63.20 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.55, median $38.33, highest $50.10 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $50.10. 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 2 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing Lansing, MIHB Hep B Core Ab Test, Total | $6.25 | file |