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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Kansas 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 6 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 $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$20.89 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $11 to $151Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$20$50$100$200facility $36professional $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
$12.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$26.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.38

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 35th of 51

$14.13

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.