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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Arizona 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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test cost?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.24$6.92 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$11.75 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $8 to $55Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$10$20$50facility $24professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.62

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

Arizona· 41st of 51

$10.23

VT $87.10MD $9.12

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.