Hepatitis B immunity test cost in New York

In New York, 113 hospitals publish a cash price for hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) test, immunity check: from $9.00 to $349.00, with a median of $39.65. The lowest price is at Stony Brook University Hospital (Stony Brook). The highest price is 38.8× the lowest.

• The median here, $39.65, is 38% below the US median of $63.84.
• That is 3.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.74).
• New York ranks 4th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 29 of 113 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 86706. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map