Lab tests CPT 86706 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hepatitis B immunity test cost in Beaumont, TX — inpatient

In Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) test, immunity check as an inpatient: from $133.20 to $139.69, with a median of $136.45. The lowest listed price is at Pam Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont — $3.25 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $64.82 at 290 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86706, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 26, 2024 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$133.20Pam Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont
Median$136.45half pay less
Highest$139.69in 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.

median
Lowest $133.20Highest $139.69

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Pam Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont lowest Beaumont, TX Hep B Surface Antibody $133.20 $133.20 $93.24–$113.22 — Aug 6, 2026
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The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Port Arthur, TX · (409) 853-5900 AB: HBSAB $139.69 $139.69 $20.95–$139.69 — Dec 26, 2024
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The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Port Arthur, TX · (409) 853-5900 RL HEPATITIS B SURFACE AB $139.69 $139.69 $20.95–$139.69 — Dec 26, 2024
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Inpatient: lowest $133.20, median $136.45, highest $139.69.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $179.19 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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

The hepatitis B surface antibody test shows immunity to hepatitis B, from vaccination or a past infection. Schools and employers in health care often ask for it as proof of immunity.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.