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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Illinois 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.33$7.24 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$15.49 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $66Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $9

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
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$107.15
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.88
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.40

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 49th of 51

$9.33

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.