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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Kentucky 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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$9.55 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$21.88 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $11 to $195Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $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
$83.18
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$16.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$10.96

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.