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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Arkansas 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 7 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$10.00 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$13.80 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $83Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200facility $19professional $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
$16.60
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$20.42

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 14th of 51

$18.62

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.