Lab tests CPT 86706 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hepatitis B immunity test cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) test, immunity check as an inpatient: from $32.61 to $32.61, with a median of $32.61. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across California, the median is $53.11 at 93 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86706, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$32.61Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital + 1 more
Median$32.61half pay less
Highest$32.61in 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.

median
Lowest $32.61Highest $32.61

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC HEPATITIS B SURF ANTIBODY HBSAB CDM $32.61 $63.95 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC HEPATITIS B SURF ANTIBODY HBSAB CDM $32.61 $63.95 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $32.61, median $32.61, highest $32.61.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $32.61 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86706 ($62.91). 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.

Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CAHC HEPATITIS B SURF ANTIBODY HBSAB LAB $2.55 file
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CAHC HEPATITIS B SURF ANTIBODY HBSAB LAB $2.55 file