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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Maryland 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 Maryland, 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 $48.98 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 $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$37.15 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $9 to $204Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$10$20$50$100$200facility $49professional $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
$8.91
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.85
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.22
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.20

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th 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.