Hepatitis C antibody test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C antibody blood test (screening): from $13.20 to $23.02, with a median of $23.02. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $9.82 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $68.18 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 86803, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CHEM HEPAT C AB | $13.20 | $66.00 | $13.90–$52.80 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 HEPATITIS C | $13.20 | $66.00 | $13.90–$52.80 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY | $13.20 | $66.00 | $13.90–$52.80 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY | $23.02 | $115.08 | $5.14–$683.42 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY | $23.02 | $115.08 | $5.14–$683.42 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY | $28.02 | $140.08 | $13.90–$112.06 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.20, median $23.02, highest $23.02 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $23.02. 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 1 it is 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86803 ($78.56). 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.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH CHEM HEPAT C AB | $4.20 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH MICRO HEPAT C AB | $4.20 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXMICRO HEPAT C AB | $4.41 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXMICRO HEPAT C AB | $4.41 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXCHEM HEPAT C AB | $4.41 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXCHEM HEPAT C AB | $4.41 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUM CHEM HEP C AB | $7.20 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUM CHEM HEP C AB | $7.20 | file |