Lab tests CPT 86704 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total) as an inpatient: from $13.64 to $13.64, with a median of $13.64. Across Arkansas, the median is $30.15 at 43 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86704, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 2, 2026 and Jul 2, 2026.

Lowest$13.64Conway Regional Medical Center
Median$13.64half pay less
Highest$13.64in this market
Difference1.0×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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.

median
Lowest $13.64Highest $65.27

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL $13.64 $62.00 $13.64–$62.00 78% Jul 2, 2026
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Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL $65.27 $296.69 $65.27–$296.69 78% Jul 2, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $13.64, median $13.64, highest $13.64.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $14.82 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.

2 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.

St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, ARHEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL $5.60 file
CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, ARHEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL $5.65 file