Lab tests CPT 86803 Outpatient

Hepatitis C antibody test cost in Fayetteville, AR

In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C antibody blood test (screening): from $17.26 to $50.70, with a median of $18.80. The lowest listed price is at Arkansas Childrens Northwest — $1.54 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $47.10 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 —.

Lowest$17.26Arkansas Childrens Northwest
Median$18.80half pay less
Highest$50.70in this market
Difference2.9×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 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.

median
Lowest $17.26Highest $57.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Arkansas Childrens Northwest lowest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 HEPATITIS C AB TEST $17.26 $19.18 $14.27–$19.18 10% —
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Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 HEPATITIS C ANTIBOD W/RFLX GENO 94345 QT $18.80 $47.00 $12.69–$24.44 60% —
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Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Hepatitis C Antibody $50.70 $78.00 $12.69–$65.17 35% —
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Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 HEPATITIS C AB RFX QUANT RTPCR 8472 QT $57.20 $143.00 $12.69–$74.36 60% —
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Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 CHG 86803 Hep C AB Test $57.20 $143.00 $12.69–$74.36 60% —
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Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 HEPATITIS C Vir AB/RF RNA Geno11348- GRV $57.20 $143.00 $12.69–$74.36 60% —
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Outpatient: lowest $17.26, median $18.80, highest $50.70 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $21.03. 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.