Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 21 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $14.50 to $1,210.00, with a median of $79.34. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $64.84 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $36.74 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 16 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 Oct 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC TRANSPLANT VIRAL STUDIES HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL-MBC | $14.50 | $50.00 | $11.42–$43.14 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL | $15.67 | — | $10.85–$584.01 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC TRANSPLANT VIRAL STUDIES HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL-MBC | $27.00 | $50.00 | $11.42–$43.14 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL | $34.96 | $62.00 | $24.99–$58.90 | 44% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY | $35.38 | $122.00 | $11.42–$97.60 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 HEP B CORE TOTAL AB LC | $43.38 | $72.30 | $7.46–$65.07 | 40% | — source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 HEP B CORE AB TOT LC | $43.38 | $72.30 | $7.46–$65.07 | 40% | — source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $55.31 | $237.40 | $24.50 | 77% | — source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $64.47 | $197.76 | $52.51 | 67% | — source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 HEPATITIS B CORE AB IGM | $64.95 | $115.20 | $46.43–$109.44 | 44% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY | $65.88 | $122.00 | $10.00–$97.60 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 Bill Only HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL | $67.80 | $113.00 | — | 40% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 Hepatitis B Virus Core Antibodies, Total ARUP | $67.80 | $113.00 | — | 40% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 HEPATITIS B CORE REFLEX IGM | $79.16 | $140.40 | $56.58–$133.38 | 44% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL | $79.34 | $264.45 | $10.85–$46.28 | 70% | — source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL | $79.34 | $264.45 | $8.45–$46.28 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL | $79.34 | $264.45 | $10.85–$46.28 | 70% | — source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL | $79.34 | $264.45 | $8.45–$46.28 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL | $79.34 | $264.45 | $10.85–$46.28 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL | $79.34 | $264.45 | $10.85–$46.28 | 70% | — source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $100.34 | $197.90 | $35.26 | 49% | — source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $257.80 | $257.80 | $48.98–$211.40 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $257.80 | $257.80 | $12.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $302.12 | $302.12 | $12.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $302.12 | $302.12 | $55.62–$277.95 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $408.00 | $408.00 | $12.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $408.00 | $408.00 | $75.11–$359.04 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $433.99 | $433.99 | $12.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $433.99 | $433.99 | $79.90–$399.27 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 781-4000 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $456.31 | $456.31 | $84.01–$401.55 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 781-4000 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $456.31 | $456.31 | $12.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $664.71 | $664.71 | $12.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $664.71 | $664.71 | $122.37–$651.42 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Portland, TN · (615) 338-1000 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $968.34 | $968.34 | $12.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Portland, TN · (615) 338-1000 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $968.34 | $968.34 | $178.27–$890.87 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $1,101.32 | $1,101.32 | $12.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $1,101.32 | $1,101.32 | $202.75–$2,000.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $1,210.00 | $1,210.00 | $222.76–$1,210.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $1,210.00 | $1,210.00 | $12.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $14.50, median $79.34, highest $1,210.00 — a 83.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $67.80. 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 5 of 20 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.