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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Florida 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.00$7.24 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$12.59 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $63Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $10

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
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.32
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.79
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$77.62
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.02

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 35th of 51

$11.22

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.