Lab tests CPT 86704 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Union, MS — inpatient

In Union, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total) as an inpatient: from $15.25 to $15.25, with a median of $15.25. Across Mississippi, the median is $44.05 at 52 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86704, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$15.25Ochsner Laird Hospital
Median$15.25half pay less
Highest$15.25in 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 Union, MS.

median
Lowest $15.25Highest $25.62

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner Laird Hospital lowest Union, MS · (601) 774-8214 HC HBCAB $15.25 $25.00 — 39% —
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Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS · (601) 774-8214 HC HEP B CORE AB,IGG/IGM DIFF $25.62 $42.00 — 39% —
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Inpatient: lowest $15.25, median $15.25, highest $15.25.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $15.25 — 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.