Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Paducah, KY
In Paducah, KY-IL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $15.00 to $151.55, with a median of $70.20. The lowest listed price is at Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services — $55.20 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $74.08 at 71 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 18, 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 Paducah, KY-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services lowest Salem, KY · (270) 988-2299 Hep B Core Ab, Tot LC | $15.00 | $25.00 | $10.24–$21.25 | 40% | — source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services lowest Salem, KY · (270) 988-2299 Hep B Core Ab, Tot LC | $15.00 | $25.00 | $10.24–$21.25 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC Hepatitis B Core Antibody Hbcab Total | $70.20 | $117.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC So Hepatitis B Core Antibody | $79.20 | $132.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY · (270) 575-2100 Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $151.55 | $202.07 | $10.24–$404.14 | 25% | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.00, median $70.20, highest $151.55 — a 10.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $47.10. 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 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.