Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Santa Cruz, CA
In Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $171.00 to $171.00, with a median of $171.00. Across California, the median is $37.73 at 176 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 477-2200 HCHG CORE HB CORE AB TOTAL | $171.00 | $171.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $171.00, median $171.00, highest $171.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $171.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86704 ($68.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CARL-A-HBCAB 20091 | $2.70 | file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CAQ501 HBC AB TOT IA | $3.84 | file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CAHEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL | $3.84 | file |