Hepatitis B core antibody cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 35 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total) as an inpatient: from $10.20 to $273.24, with a median of $26.51. The lowest listed price is at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $16.31 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $43.62 at 112 hospitals.
Cash prices at 35 facilities across 22 cities for code 86704, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 2026.
Lowest$10.20Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center + 2 more
Median$26.51half of hospitals charge less
Highest$273.24in this market
Difference26.8×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $10.20Highest $971.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY source file | $10.20 | $42.00 | $9.69–$22.95 | 76% |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY · (718) 240-5966 HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY source file | $10.20 | $42.00 | $10.20–$22.95 | 76% |
| Interfaith Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY source file | $10.20 | $42.00 | $10.20–$22.95 | 76% |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 LC-R HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL+7 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $12.05 | $32.00 | $5.31–$2,145.00 | 62% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Ia Quant Hep B Core Hbcab Total source file | $13.86 | $97.00 | — | 86% |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJ · (973) 429-6000 Hepatitis B core antibody measurement source file | $13.86 | $216.30 | $12.05–$216.30 | 94% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Ia Quant Hep B Core Hbcab Total source file | $13.86 | $207.00 | — | 93% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Ia Quant Hep B Core Hbcab Total source file | $13.86 | $210.00 | — | 93% |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $13.86 | $125.89 | $8.39–$119.60 | 89% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Ia Quant Hep B Core Hbcab Total source file | $13.86 | $292.00 | — | 95% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Ia Quant Hep B Core Hbcab Total source file | $13.86 | $154.00 | — | 91% |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC HEP B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $14.46 | $104.00 | $10.20–$169.02 | 86% |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC HEP B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $14.46 | $104.00 | $10.20–$169.02 | 86% |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NY HC HEP B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $14.46 | $104.00 | $10.20–$169.02 | 86% |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC HEP B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $14.46 | $104.00 | $10.20–$169.02 | 86% |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC HEP B CORE ANTIBODY, TOTAL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $14.46 | $104.00 | $10.20–$169.02 | 86% |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 EIA-ANTI-HBC source file | $26.51 | $26.51 | — | — |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 EIA-ANTI-HBC source file | $26.51 | $26.51 | — | — |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL HBTLT source file | $30.00 | $42.00 | $5.00–$42.00 | 29% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 Viral Hep Screening & dx LC source file | $34.20 | $57.00 | $9.64–$48.45 | 40% |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Hepatitis B Core Antb 86704 File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $37.60 | $376.00 | $29.40–$300.80 | 90% |
| Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ · (908) 788-6100 HEPATITIS B CORE TOTAL source file | $39.12 | $125.00 | $100.00–$106.25 | 69% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 HBCAB source file | $39.60 | $66.00 | $9.64–$56.10 | 40% |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY · (845) 786-4000 HEPATITIS B CORE AB,TOTAL source file | $56.00 | $56.00 | $10.10–$18.08 | — |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 920-4321 CHG HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $61.31 | $93.74 | $7.60–$149.04 | 35% |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 HEP B CORE AB,TOTAL+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $63.00 | — | — |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 86704 - HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL source file | $63.00 | $63.00 | $6.00–$74.00 | — |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Hep B Core Anitbody+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.00 | $110.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Hep B Core Ab (Hbcab) Total+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.00 | $110.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Hep B Core Ab (Hbcab) Total+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.00 | $110.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Hep B Core Ab (Hbcab) Total+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.00 | $110.00 | — | 10% |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Total Anti Hbs Core+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file | $107.10 | $153.00 | — | 30% |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $146.00 | $146.00 | $43.80–$146.00 | — |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 692-5302 HB CORE AB,TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $188.59 | $188.59 | — | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern, NY · (914) 368-5000 Hepatitis B Core Ab File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $192.00 | $192.00 | $57.60–$134.40 | — |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 692-5302 HEPATITIS B CORE AB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $207.88 | $207.88 | — | — |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 HBC AB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 HEPBCOREANTIBODYTOTAL source file | $314.00 | $328.00 | $11.00–$328.00 | 4% |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY source file | $971.00 | $982.00 | $11.00–$982.00 | 1% |
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Inpatient: lowest $10.20, median $26.51, highest $273.24 — a 26.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 73 facilities here, median $14.46 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 17 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 1 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.