Lab tests CPT 86706 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hepatitis B immunity test cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) test, immunity check as an inpatient: from $42.02 to $83.90, with a median of $83.90. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $41.88 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $83.90 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 86706, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$42.02Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Median$83.90half pay less
Highest$83.90in this market
Difference2.0×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $42.02Highest $83.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC HEPATITIS B SURFACE AB $42.02 $42.02 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC HEPATITIS B SURFACE AB $51.95 $51.95 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC HEPATITIS B SURFACE AB $83.90 $83.90 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC HEPATITIS B SURFACE AB $83.90 $83.90 — — —
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Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC HEPATITIS B SURFACE AB $83.90 $83.90 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC HEPATITIS B SURFACE AB $83.90 $83.90 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $42.02, median $83.90, highest $83.90 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $83.90 — 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.