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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 8 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$10.96$10.47 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$16.60 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $8 to $174Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $56
$2$10$50$200facility $43professional $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
$7.76
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.32
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.13
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$91.20
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.02

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 27th of 51

$14.45

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.