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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Alabama 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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 5 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$10.96$10.72 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$13.80 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $12 to $132Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $15
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $16professional $11

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
$13.80
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$16.98

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in West Virginia than in Nevada. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $11.75 · 43rd of 51
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.