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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Colorado 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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$10.72$9.33 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$21.88 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $12 to $132Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $47professional $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
$11.75
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.98
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.12
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$11.22

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 33rd of 51

$14.13

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.