Hepatitis C antibody test cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C antibody blood test (screening): from $41.93 to $123.27, with a median of $55.05. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health — $13.12 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $52.02 at 153 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 86803, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 BM-HEPATITIS C AB | $41.93 | $113.00 | $14.27–$113.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 HEPATITIS C AB | $55.05 | $150.00 | $14.27–$150.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 HEPATITIS C AB | $55.65 | $150.00 | $14.27–$150.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 HEPATITIS C AB TEST | $123.27 | $176.10 | $12.57–$126.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY MEASUREMENT | $175.64 | $250.91 | $12.57–$126.00 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $41.93, median $55.05, highest $123.27 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $103.06. 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 3 of 3 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
This blood test looks for antibodies to the hepatitis C virus, which show a past or current infection. It is the usual first step in hepatitis C screening, which is recommended at least once for adults.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the antibody test only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and a positive result needs a hepatitis C RNA test, which has its own code and price.
9 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86803 ($84.00). 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.
| Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa, CAHepatitis C antibody measurement | $1.05 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-HCV AB QR 2010784 | $3.67 | file |
| Dignity Health Bakersfield, CARL-A-HCV AB QR 2010784 | $3.71 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-ADV-HEP C AB | $5.24 | file |
| Dignity Health Bakersfield, CARL-ADV-HEP C AB | $5.30 | file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CAHcv ab w/reflex to hcv by quant naat | $6.36 | file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CAHepatitis c ab test | $6.36 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CAH-HEP C ANTIBODY 8060 | $6.61 | file |
| Dignity Health Bakersfield, CAH-HEP C ANTIBODY 8060 | $6.68 | file |