Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Santa Rosa, CA
In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $34.30 to $171.00, with a median of $58.80. The lowest listed price is at Petaluma Valley Hospital and 1 other hospital — $24.50 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $37.73 at 176 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petaluma Valley Hospital lowest Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL LAB | $34.30 | $67.25 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital lowest Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL LAB | $34.30 | $67.25 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 571-4000 HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL | $58.80 | $105.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL LAB | $76.50 | $150.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL CDM | $76.50 | $150.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL LAB | $94.35 | $185.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL CDM | $94.35 | $185.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL LAB | $94.86 | $186.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 576-4000 HCHG CORE HB CORE AB TOTAL | $171.00 | $171.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 576-4000 HCHG HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL | $171.00 | $171.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $34.30, median $58.80, highest $171.00 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
2 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.
| Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CAHC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL CDM | $3.57 | file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CAHC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL CDM | $3.57 | file |