Lab tests CPT 86803 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hepatitis C antibody test cost in Texarkana, TX — inpatient

In Texarkana, TX-AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C antibody blood test (screening) as an inpatient: from $184.25 to $197.10, with a median of $190.68. The lowest listed price is at CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street — $6.43 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $87.00 at 288 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86803, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$184.25CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street
Median$190.68half pay less
Highest$197.10in this market
Difference1.1×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 Texarkana, TX-AR.

median
Lowest $184.25Highest $197.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Hepatitis C Antibody w/Rfx HCV RNA PCR Rfx Geno Li $184.25 $335.00 $106.53–$301.50 45% Jan 14, 2026
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CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Hepatitis C IgG Antibody $184.25 $335.00 $106.53–$301.50 45% Jan 14, 2026
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CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 HCV Ab w/Reflex to Verification (LC) $184.25 $335.00 $106.53–$301.50 45% Jan 14, 2026
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CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 HCV Antibody rfx Quant PCR (RL) $184.25 $335.00 $106.53–$301.50 45% Jan 14, 2026
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CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 HCV Ab w/Reflex HCV Quant $184.25 $335.00 $106.53–$301.50 45% Jan 14, 2026
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CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Hepatitis C Virus Antibody (LC) $184.25 $335.00 $106.53–$301.50 45% Jan 14, 2026
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CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 HCV Antibody reflex to NAA (LC) $184.25 $335.00 $106.53–$301.50 45% Jan 14, 2026
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Pam Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North Texarkana, TX Hepatitis C AB Test $197.10 $197.10 $137.97–$177.39 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $184.25, median $190.68, highest $197.10 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $167.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 2 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.