Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $27.04 to $162.00, with a median of $58.80. The lowest listed price is at Mercy General Hospital — $31.76 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $41.75 at 172 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 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-4453 HEPATITIS B CORE AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $27.04 | $124.00 | $10.71–$124.00 | 78% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 HEPATITIS B CORE AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $33.98 | $124.00 | $10.71–$124.00 | 73% |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 HEPATITIS B CORE AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $33.98 | $124.00 | $10.71–$124.00 | 73% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 HEPATITIS B CORE AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $35.72 | $124.00 | $10.71–$124.00 | 71% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 HEPATITIS B CORE AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $48.24 | $124.00 | $10.71–$124.00 | 61% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL source file | $58.80 | $105.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL source file | $58.80 | $105.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL source file | $58.80 | $105.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL source file | $125.40 | $125.40 | $7.40–$536.00 | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG CORE HB CORE AB TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.00 | $162.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.00 | $162.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.00 | $162.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG CORE HB CORE AB TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.00 | $162.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $27.04, median $58.80, highest $162.00 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $58.80. 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 6 of 9 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.