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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Iowa 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$22.91$12.02 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$22.91 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $14 to $229Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $9 to $79
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $52professional $23

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
$17.78
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$31.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.85
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$30.20
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in West Virginia than in Nevada. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $31.62 · 7th of 51
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.