Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Louisville, KY — inpatient
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 13 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total) as an inpatient: from $7.00 to $151.20, with a median of $33.18. The lowest listed price is at Norton Children's Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $26.18 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $74.08 at 71 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 cities for code 86704, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Jun 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Children's Hospital lowest Louisville, KY HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $7.00 | $35.00 | $5.78–$29.75 | 80% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital lowest Louisville, KY HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $7.00 | $35.00 | $5.78–$32.27 | 80% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital lowest Louisville, KY HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $7.00 | $35.00 | $5.78–$32.27 | 80% |
| Norton Hospital lowest Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $7.00 | $35.00 | $5.78–$32.27 | 80% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville, KY HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $7.00 | $35.00 | $5.78–$32.27 | 80% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $20.37 | $48.00 | $35.04–$43.68 | 58% |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB HEP B CORE AB File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $33.18 | $237.00 | $101.96–$207.38 | 86% |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1.+2 more lines at this price source file | $34.32 | $143.00 | $39.50–$143.00 | 76% |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1 source file | $59.76 | $166.00 | $49.80–$166.00 | 64% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB HEP B CORE AB+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $68.40 | $342.00 | $56.43–$315.32 | 80% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB HBC TOTAL ANTIBODY+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $68.40 | $342.00 | $56.43–$315.32 | 80% |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB HBC TOTAL AB S/O+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $68.40 | $342.00 | $56.43–$315.32 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB HBC TOTAL ANTIBODY+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $68.40 | $342.00 | $56.43–$290.70 | 80% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB HBC TOTAL AB S/O+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $68.40 | $342.00 | $56.43–$315.32 | 80% |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1 source file | $86.26 | $227.00 | $80.70–$227.00 | 62% |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1 source file | $97.20 | $216.00 | $64.80–$216.00 | 55% |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1 source file | $102.15 | $227.00 | $80.70–$227.00 | 55% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 HEPATITIS B CORE AB(HBCAB);TTL source file | $151.20 | $252.00 | $5.70–$27.47 | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $7.00, median $33.18, highest $151.20 — a 21.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $59.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.