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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86704

This blood test checks for an antibody the body makes in response to the core part of the hepatitis B virus. Its presence generally indicates a person has been exposed to hepatitis B at some point, whether the infection is current, past, or chronic.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$11.75 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$10.96 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $11 to $141Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $50
$10$20$50$100$200facility $39professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.98
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$38.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$77.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$89.13

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in West Virginia than in Nevada. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 8th of 51

$26.92

WV $77.62NV $10.96

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.