Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 7 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $10.66 to $82.89, with a median of $16.00. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway and 1 other hospital — $5.34 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $30.15 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 4 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Jul 2, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway lowest Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 86704 - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL source file | $10.66 | $42.64 | $12.05–$26.31 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock lowest North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 86704 - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL source file | $10.66 | $42.64 | $12.05–$26.31 | 75% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $13.64 | $62.00 | $12.05–$62.00 | 78% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 Hepatitis Panel Quest File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $16.00 | $20.00 | $54.94–$159.00 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Hepatitis Panel Quest File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $16.00 | $20.00 | $54.94–$159.00 | 20% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL source file | $26.95 | $44.92 | $11.69–$887.00 | 40% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY MEASUREMENT source file | $48.00 | $80.00 | $11.69–$887.00 | 40% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $65.27 | $296.69 | $12.05–$296.69 | 78% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL source file | $82.89 | $92.10 | $12.05–$92.10 | 10% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY MEASUREMENT source file | $125.27 | $139.19 | $12.05–$101.77 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $10.66, median $16.00, highest $82.89 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $13.64. 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 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is 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.
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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR86704 - HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY HBCAB TOTAL | $4.08 | file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, ARHEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL | $5.60 | file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, ARHEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL | $5.65 | file |