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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test cost?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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$10.23$6.17 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$10.00 to $16.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$5$10$20$50facility $12professional $10

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
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.85
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60
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
$4.90
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.75

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$10.23

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.