Lab tests CPT 86704 Outpatient

Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Memphis, TN

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 13 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $13.20 to $190.40, with a median of $36.74. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $23.54 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $36.74 at 87 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 86704, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 6, 2025 and Mar 19, 2026.

Lowest$13.20Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden
Median$36.74half of hospitals charge less
Highest$190.40in this market
Difference14.4×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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

median
Lowest $13.20Highest $190.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HEP B CORE AB - STM File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $13.20 $88.00 $11.45–$70.40 85%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HEP B CORE AB - STM File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $18.48 $88.00 $11.45–$79.20 79%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN · (901) 226-5000 HEP B CORE AB - STM File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $18.48 $88.00 $11.45–$79.20 79%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HEP B CORE AB - STM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $18.48 $88.00 $11.45–$79.20 79%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HEP B CORE AB - STM File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $21.12 $88.00 $10.48–$79.20 76%
Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Hep B Core Ab Test, Total - Hepatitis B Core Antibody, Total File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file $36.74 $167.00 $5.06–$91.02 78%
Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Hep B Core Ab Test, Total - Hepatitis B Core Antibody, Total File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file $36.74 $167.00 — 78%
Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Hep B Core Ab Test, Total - Hepatitis B Core Antibody, Total File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file $36.74 $167.00 $5.06–$91.02 78%
Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Hep B Core Ab Test, Total - Hepatitis B Core Antibody, Total File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file $36.74 $167.00 $5.06–$91.02 78%
Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Hep B Core Ab Test, Total - Hepatitis B Core Antibody, Total File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file $36.74 $167.00 $5.06–$91.02 78%
Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Hep B Core Ab Test, Total - Hepatitis B Core Antibody, Total File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file $36.74 $167.00 $5.06–$91.02 78%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HEP B CORE POLYVALENT File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $42.30 $282.00 $11.45–$225.60 85%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN · (901) 226-5000 HEP B CORE POLYVALENT File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $59.22 $282.00 $11.45–$253.80 79%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HEP B CORE POLYVALENT File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $59.22 $282.00 $11.45–$253.80 79%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HEP B CORE POLYVALENT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $59.22 $282.00 $11.45–$253.80 79%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HEP B CORE POLYVALENT File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $64.32 $268.00 $10.48–$241.20 76%
Regional One Health Memphis, TN · (901) 545-7928 1807460000 - Hep. B Core Ab. 86704 File of Jan 6, 2025 · source file $92.68 $169.13 $10.63–$135.30 45%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HEP B CORE POLYVALENT File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $190.40 $952.00 $11.45–$856.80 80%
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. More
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. More
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. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $13.20, median $36.74, highest $190.40 — a 14.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $36.74. 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 12 of 12 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.