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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Connecticut 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$8.32$6.17 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$14.13 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $32Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$20$50facility $17professional $8

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.50
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.78
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$21.38
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
$4.90
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 31st of 51

$12.02

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.