Lab tests CPT 86704 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Youngstown, OH — inpatient

In Youngstown-Warren, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total) as an inpatient: from $28.80 to $28.80, with a median of $28.80. The lowest listed price is at Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Ohio, the median is $53.95 at 128 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 86704, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$28.80Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital + 2 more
Median$28.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$28.80in this market
Difference1.0×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 Youngstown-Warren, OH.

median
Lowest $28.80Highest $148.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital lowest Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC So Hepatitis B Core Antibody source file $28.80 $48.00 — 40%
Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC So Hepatitis B Core Antibody source file $28.80 $48.00 — 40%
Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 729-2929 HC So Hepatitis B Core Antibody source file $28.80 $48.00 — 40%
Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC Hepatitis B Core Antibody Hbcab Total source file $32.40 $54.00 — 40%
Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center Youngstown, OH · (330) 729-2929 HC Hepatitis B Core Antibody Hbcab Total source file $32.40 $54.00 — 40%
Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Hepatitis B Core Antibody Hbcab Total source file $32.40 $54.00 — 40%
Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC So1 Hepatitis B Core Antibody source file $148.20 $247.00 — 40%
Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC So1 Hepatitis B Core Antibody source file $148.20 $247.00 — 40%
Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center Youngstown, OH · (330) 729-2929 HC So1 Hepatitis B Core Antibody source file $148.20 $247.00 — 40%
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.

Inpatient: lowest $28.80, median $28.80, highest $28.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $28.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.