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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test cost?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.02$7.24 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$28.18 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $15 to $45Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $22
$10$20$50facility $30professional $12

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
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$25.12
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.51

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 4th of 51

$27.54

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.