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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Idaho 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$14.13$11.22 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$26.92 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $16 to $74Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $44professional $14

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
$26.30
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.59
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$19.95

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 9th of 51

$25.70

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.