Hepatitis B core antibody cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 71 hospitals publish a cash price for hepatitis B core antibody test (total): from $7.00 to $930.42, with a median of $74.08. The lowest price is at Norton Audubon Hospital (Louisville) and 5 other hospitals. The highest price is 132.9× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 86704. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.00Norton Audubon Hospital + 5 more
Median$74.08half pay less
Highest$930.42in Kentucky
Lowest saves$67.08vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Audubon Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville, KY HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 | $7.00 | $35.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 | $7.00 | $35.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 | $7.00 | $35.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 | $7.00 | $35.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 | $7.00 | $35.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86704 | $7.00 | $35.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL | $10.50 | $21.00 | — source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $10.50 | $14.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $11.25 | $28.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $13.20 | $28.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Hep B Core Ab, Tot LC | $15.00 | $25.00 | — source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc 051-Hep B Core Ab Test, Total - Hepatitis B Core Antibody, Total-So+ | $17.33 | $43.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY HEPATITIS B CORE AB | $19.69 | $24.61 | — source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $20.15 | $31.00 | Apr 23, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $20.15 | $31.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $20.37 | $48.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL REF | $26.50 | $203.82 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL REF | $26.66 | $86.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $30.00 | $60.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $31.89 | $87.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY HEPATITIS B CORE IGG/IGM # 37676 | $32.25 | $43.00 | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1. | $34.32 | $143.00 | — source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB HEP B CORE TOTAL - ARUP | $36.15 | $36.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $39.88 | $48.05 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY ANTI HBC TOTAL | $42.60 | $71.00 | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $47.73 | $99.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC LAB HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $55.31 | $155.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1 | $59.76 | $166.00 | — source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $60.26 | $92.70 | — source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $60.95 | $101.59 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY MEASUREMENT | $61.78 | $88.25 | — source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $63.84 | $84.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC So Hepatitis B Core Antibody | $66.00 | $110.00 | — source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $69.21 | $173.03 | — source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Hepatitis B Core Antibody Hbcab Total | $70.20 | $117.00 | — source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $74.08 | $185.20 | — source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1 | $86.26 | $227.00 | — source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC HEP B CORE ATB TOTAL | $87.89 | $187.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG HEPATITIS B CORE (REFERENCE LAB ONLY) | $94.92 | $237.28 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1 | $97.20 | $216.00 | — source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $100.10 | $100.10 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HEP B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL 1 | $102.15 | $227.00 | — source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY ANTI HBC TOTAL | $111.00 | $185.00 | — source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $111.82 | $279.54 | — source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY HEP B CORE AB | $118.20 | $197.00 | — source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $118.35 | $295.88 | — source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $129.10 | $322.76 | — source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $130.65 | $201.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $133.56 | $222.60 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY ANTI HBC TOTAL | $136.80 | $228.00 | — source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $137.82 | $344.55 | — source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY ANTI HBC TOTAL | $147.00 | $245.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY ANTI HBC TOTAL | $147.00 | $245.00 | — source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY ANTI HBC TOTAL | $147.00 | $245.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL - ARUP | $147.80 | $147.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $151.55 | $202.07 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $151.55 | $202.07 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $151.55 | $202.07 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $151.55 | $202.07 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $151.55 | $202.07 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $151.55 | $202.07 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Hepatitis B core antibody measurement | $151.55 | $202.07 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY ANTI HBC TOTAL | $152.40 | $254.00 | — source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY ANTI HBC TOTAL | $152.40 | $254.00 | — source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY ANTI HBC TOTAL | $156.00 | $260.00 | — source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY ANTI HBC TOTAL | $156.00 | $260.00 | — source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY ANTI HBC TOTAL | $156.00 | $260.00 | — source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY ANTI HBC TOTAL | $172.20 | $287.00 | — source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); total | $206.02 | $515.04 | — source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $823.65 | $823.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY HEP B CORE AB TOTAL | $930.42 | $930.42 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $7.00 | $34.32 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 8 | $11.25 | $123.72 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $55.31 | $129.40 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $147.00 | $154.20 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $47.73 | $64.92 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $15.00 | $70.20 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $60.95 | $77.94 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $100.10 | $118.45 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $32.25 | $32.25 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 1 | $823.65 | $823.65 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $118.20 | $118.20 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $20.15 | $20.15 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $61.78 | $61.78 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $36.15 | $36.15 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $26.66 | $26.66 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $151.55 | $151.55 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $69.21 | $69.21 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $930.42 | $930.42 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $20.15 | $20.15 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $147.00 | $147.00 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $172.20 | $172.20 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $152.40 | $152.40 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $133.56 | $133.56 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $19.69 | $19.69 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $111.82 | $111.82 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $60.26 | $60.26 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $87.89 | $87.89 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $26.50 | $26.50 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $74.08 | $74.08 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $31.89 | $31.89 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $130.65 | $130.65 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $147.00 | $147.00 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $39.88 | $39.88 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $156.00 | $156.00 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $42.60 | $42.60 |
What it is
A hepatitis B core antibody test shows whether a person has ever been infected with hepatitis B. It is part of hepatitis B screening together with the surface antigen and surface antibody tests.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Hepatitis B core antibody test (total) in other states
- Alabama$51.21
- Alaska$73.22
- Arizona$30.69
- Arkansas$30.15
- California$37.73
- Colorado$120.50
- Connecticut$56.00
- Delaware$166.55
- District of Columbia$114.66
- Florida$37.96
- Georgia$90.34
- Hawaii$112.50
- Idaho$57.60
- Illinois$77.84
- Indiana$67.83
- Iowa$71.40
- Kansas$67.93
- Louisiana$28.38
- Maine$61.19
- Maryland$57.49
- Massachusetts$78.00
- Michigan$44.20
- Minnesota$70.40
- Mississippi$44.05
- Missouri$66.98
- Montana$88.08
- Nebraska$104.43
- Nevada$102.76
- New Hampshire$70.98
- New Jersey$13.86
- New Mexico$68.39
- New York$43.62
- North Carolina$89.50
- North Dakota$66.40
- Ohio$53.95
- Oklahoma$49.00
- Oregon$66.95
- Pennsylvania$96.00
- Puerto Rico$70.00
- Rhode Island$105.00
- South Carolina$69.58
- South Dakota$64.00
- Tennessee$36.74
- Texas$89.43
- Utah$197.63
- Vermont$67.37
- Virginia$69.15
- Washington$68.64
- West Virginia$43.71
- Wisconsin$77.50
- Wyoming$49.49
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.