Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 18 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $7.00 to $210.00, with a median of $73.01. The lowest listed price is at Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $66.01 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $74.08 at 71 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 10 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 11, 2026 and Sep 18, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital lowest Louisville, KY HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 | $7.00 | $35.00 | $5.78–$29.05 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital lowest Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 | $7.00 | $35.00 | $5.78–$29.05 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital lowest Louisville, KY HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 | $7.00 | $35.00 | $5.78–$29.05 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville, KY HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 | $7.00 | $35.00 | $5.78–$29.05 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital lowest Louisville, KY HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 | $7.00 | $35.00 | $5.78–$29.75 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $20.37 | $48.00 | $10.24–$53.60 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB HEP B CORE AB | $33.18 | $237.00 | $10.24–$207.38 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1 | $34.32 | $143.00 | $24.02–$143.00 | 76% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 SO HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1. | $34.32 | $143.00 | $24.02–$143.00 | 76% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1. | $34.32 | $143.00 | $24.02–$143.00 | 76% | — source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1 | $59.76 | $166.00 | $27.89–$166.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB HEP B CORE AB | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$290.70 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB HEP B CORE AB | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$283.86 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB HEP B CORE AB | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$283.86 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB HBC TOTAL ANTIBODY | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$283.86 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB HBC TOTAL AB S/O | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$283.86 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB HEP B CORE AB | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$283.86 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB HBC TOTAL AB S/O | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$283.86 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB HBC TOTAL ANTIBODY | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$283.86 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB HBC TOTAL AB S/O | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$290.70 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB HBC TOTAL ANTIBODY | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$283.86 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB HBC TOTAL AB S/O | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$283.86 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB HBC TOTAL ANTIBODY | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$290.70 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB HBC TOTAL ANTIBODY | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$283.86 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB HBC TOTAL AB S/O | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$283.86 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB HEP B CORE AB | $68.40 | $342.00 | $12.05–$283.86 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1 | $86.26 | $227.00 | $30.40–$227.00 | 62% | — source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1 | $97.20 | $216.00 | $36.29–$216.00 | 55% | — source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1 | $102.15 | $227.00 | $38.14–$227.00 | 55% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 HEPATITIS B CORE AB(HBCAB);TTL | $151.20 | $252.00 | $5.70–$27.47 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 HEPATITIS B CORE AB(HBCAB);TTL | $151.20 | $252.00 | $5.70–$27.47 | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $151.55 | $202.07 | $10.24–$303.11 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $151.55 | $202.07 | $7.23–$404.14 | 25% | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $151.55 | $202.07 | $10.24–$404.14 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville Clarksville, IN Hep B Core Antibody Total | $171.80 | $171.80 | $11.69–$146.03 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $210.00 | $350.00 | $6.03–$315.00 | 40% | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.00, median $73.01, highest $210.00 — a 30.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $33.75. 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 16 of 18 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.