Lab tests CPT 86704 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Marion, IL — inpatient

In Marion-Herrin, IL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total) as an inpatient: from $98.80 to $394.40, with a median of $246.60. The lowest listed price is at Heartland Regional Medical Center — $147.80 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $77.84 at 107 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86704, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 3, 2026 and Mar 4, 2026.

Lowest$98.80Heartland Regional Medical Center

Median$246.60half of hospitals charge less

Highest$394.40in this market

Difference4.0×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 Marion-Herrin, IL.

median

Lowest $98.80Highest $394.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Heartland Regional Medical Center lowest Marion, IL · (618) 998-7000 HC HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL REF File of Feb 3, 2026 · source file	$98.80	$519.96	$98.79–$467.96	81%
Herrin Hospital Herrin, IL · (618) 942-2171 HC Hepatitis B Core Ab; Total File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file	$394.40	$493.00	$0.00–$419.05	20%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking.

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth.

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less.

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $98.80, median $246.60, highest $394.40 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $246.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 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.